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America’s Free Speech Hero

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Frederick Douglass understood that free speech was the greatest weapon against slavery. His example still challenges America today.

Collage showing Frederick Douglass in front of the USA flag

Frederick Douglass represents the best of us. And free speech.

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Born into slavery, Douglass escaped when he was 21 and spent the rest of his life turning his voice into a force no one could ignore. From plantation fields to crowded halls in Boston, even when mobs tried to silence him, he kept speaking.

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