No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man wi… - Frederick Douglass

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No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at last finding the other end fastened about his own neck.

Frederick Douglass

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Frederick Douglass (c. February 1818 – 20 February 1895) was an American abolitionist, orator, author, editor, reformer, women's rights advocate, and statesman during the American Civil War. He was born a slave in Maryland, as Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey.

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Birth Name: Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey

Alternative Names: Frederick Augustus Washington Baly • Fred Bailey • Freddie Bailey

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No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at last finding the other end fastened about his own neck. - Frederick Douglass

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