Frederick Douglass An American Slave Summary

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Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist who was born into slavery. Douglass was married to two women, Anna Murray who had died, and Helen Pitts. He had five children. Frederick was the first African American to be nominated for Vice President of the United States. He was a journalist, a civil rights activist, and a novelist. He was also the first African American to hold a high U.S. government rank. Frederick Douglass has written an autobiographies mostly about his encounters during the Civil War. he is well known for his book “The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave.” In the extract, The Battle with Mr. Covey, Douglass was implicated in a fight with the owners. I think that the theme is of the snippet is