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Frederick Douglass was born as a slave in 1818 to the Bailey family. Soon thereafter, he was sold to the Auld family. Never knowing who is father was, he grew up with white children and didn't have a hard life until he was sold to Edward Covey in 1834. Three years later, Frederick was returned to Auld's family. Because Auld began to treat Douglass less favorably, Frederick ran away and changed his last name to Douglass. Frederick then married Anna Murray and settled New Bedford, Massachusetts. From there Douglass became involved in the anti-slavery issue. He started The North Star,an abolitionist newspaper. Douglass continued to lead the his anti-slavery movement before he died in 1895. Frederick Douglass today remains a symbol to people around the world of the African Americans' fight against oppression.
