Frederick Douglass Influence #2
The second influence Frederick Douglass had on America today is how he helped slaves. Douglass helped more than four hundred slaved reach freedoms through his printing shop. His printing shop for his numerous newspapers was a stop on the Underground Railroad. Douglass also helped slaves who were being punished because of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Douglass and other abolitionists hated this act but, its existence played a role in the end of slavery a little more than a dozen years later. Frederick Douglass helped free more than 400 African Americans reach freedom through his printing shop. Four hundred people is a lot of people. Not only did he do this but he also did a lot of other things to help end slavery. This is why Frederick Douglass is the greatest American.
Work Cited: ""Frederick Douglass" Volume 5. The Reform Era." Biography Resource Center. Gale, 1998. Web. 25 Feb. 2010.
"Douglass, Frederick (c.1817-1895)." Student Resource Center-Gold. Gale, 2003. Web. 25 Feb. 2010.
"Frederick Douglass." Student Resource Center-Gold. Gale. Web. 3 Mar. 2010.
The second influence Frederick Douglass had on America today is how he helped slaves. Douglass helped more than four hundred slaved reach freedoms through his printing shop. His printing shop for his numerous newspapers was a stop on the Underground Railroad. Douglass also helped slaves who were being punished because of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Douglass and other abolitionists hated this act but, its existence played a role in the end of slavery a little more than a dozen years later. Frederick Douglass helped free more than 400 African Americans reach freedom through his printing shop. Four hundred people is a lot of people. Not only did he do this but he also did a lot of other things to help end slavery. This is why Frederick Douglass is the greatest American.
Work Cited: ""Frederick Douglass" Volume 5. The Reform Era." Biography Resource Center. Gale, 1998. Web. 25 Feb. 2010.
"Douglass, Frederick (c.1817-1895)." Student Resource Center-Gold. Gale, 2003. Web. 25 Feb. 2010.
"Frederick Douglass." Student Resource Center-Gold. Gale. Web. 3 Mar. 2010.
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