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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | united states abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the north (1817-1895) | 25 sets | |
| 2 | former slave + abolitionist, stood up for his beliefs, fought for womens + blacks rights, runaway slave, newspaper-the north star | 4 sets | |
| 3 | a black man who was a former slave. he advocated against slavery by publishing articles that promoted the abolitionist movement. | 4 sets | |
| 4 | united states abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the north | 4 sets | |
| 5 | my bondage and my freedom | 3 sets | |
| 6 | one of the most prominent african american figures in the abolitionist movement. escaped from slavery in maryland. he was a great thinker and speaker. published his own antislavery newspaper called the north star and wrote an autobiography that was published in 1845. | 3 sets | |
| 7 | escaped slavery; powerful abortionist orator; captured audiences w/descriptions of slave life; published the north star, in early 1830s; made influential speeches encouraged slaves to escape and northerners to oppose slavery | 3 sets | |
| 8 | former slave who became a prominent black abolitionist.urged lincoln to recruit former slaves to fight in the union army. | 2 sets | |
| 9 | narrative of the life of frederick douglass | 2 sets | |
| 10 | a former slave who became the best-known black abolitionist in the country. | 2 sets | |
| 11 | my bondage & my freedom | 2 sets | |
| 12 | wrote narrative of the life of frederick douglass, editor of 'the north star,' abolitionist, was self-educated slave | 2 sets | |
| 13 | former slave, black abolitionist, urged lincoln to recruit slaves to the army | 2 sets | |
| 14 | former slave; black speaker and writer; started a newspaper called the north star | 2 sets | |
| 15 | was an american abolitionist, women's suffragist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer. | 2 sets | |
| 16 | who was a black leader who wanted full civil rights for former slaves? | 2 sets | |
| 17 | a former slave who was an abolitionist, gifted with eloquent speech and self-educated. in 1838 he was "discovered" as a great abolitionist to give antislavery speeches. he swayed many people to see that slavery was wrong by publishing "narrative of the life of fredrick douglass" which depicted slavery as being cruel. he also looked for ways politically to end slavery. | 2 sets | |
| 18 | an american abolitionist, women's suffragist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer. douglass is one of the most prominent figures in african-american and united states history. | 2 sets | |
| 19 | most well known african abolitionist, he learned to read as a slave, and he published "the north star" | 2 sets | |
| 20 | ex-slave & abolitionist | 2 sets | |
| 21 | escaped slave who became a noted abolitionist leader | 2 sets | |
| 22 | worked for the equal treatment of blacks in america | 2 sets | |
| 23 | was an american abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer. | 2 sets | |
| 24 | supported the women's rights movement | 2 sets | |
| 25 | escaped slave who was a very active abolitionist and even published his own anti-slavery newspaper. | 2 sets | |
| 26 | former slave who became a well-know speaker, writer, and reformer | 2 sets | |
| 27 | leading abolitionist, former slave | 2 sets | |
| 28 | a slave who learned to read, escaped from maryland to new england and whose public speaking career made him well-known as an aboliltionist; later advised president lincoln and served as u.s. ambassador to haiti | 1 set | |
| 29 | narrative of the life of... an american slave | 1 set | |
| 30 | supported the abolitionism reform movement; escaped from slavery at age 20; published an anti-slavery newspaper called "north star" | 1 set | |
| 31 | an escaped slave that gave many excellent speeches-- he toured in the us and europe because of his public-speaking skills | 1 set | |
| 32 | an abolitionist that vividly explained the horors of slavery in an autobiography | 1 set | |
| 33 | former slave and abolitionist | 1 set | |
| 34 | former slave who wrote famous slave narratives | 1 set | |
| 35 | greatest black abolitionist, escaped slavery, became outspoken activist for abolition of slavery, went to europe lecturing. when returned to usa, bought his freedom and started running a newspaper, the northstar, well known for his autobiography (damning picture of slavery). | 1 set | |
| 36 | outspoken former slave and abolition leader | 1 set | |
| 37 | had escaped slavery and became famous for his writing and speeches against slavery | 1 set | |
| 38 | (1818-1895) one of the most prominent figures in african american history who was a slave who learned to read and write from his master which was illegal at the time. he moved to the north and became an abolitionist. best known for his autobiography the narrative of the life of frederick douglas. he married a white woman, urged lincoln to recruit former slaves to fight in the union army. | 1 set | |
| 39 | tried to convince lincoln to allow blacks to join the union army. also tried to convince blacks to join. | 1 set | |
| 40 | he was a former slave that escape and became one of the most influential speaker against slavery and a key leader in the american anti-slavery society | 1 set | |