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Frederick Douglass Obstacles

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People who are literate break their goals down and do little by little at time until they accomplish their goal. Douglass persistently fought for equal rights to combat slavery and women suffrage. He inspired many activist around the world to fight for equal rights. Through the power of literacy, he overcame great obstacles to gain his freedom and the freedom of others. Obstacles did not hinder him in any way. He help numerous people of his time even in the present time he still inspires civil rights activist. Literacy is an important tool to open your to a new way of think as in Douglass’s case. Douglass once said, “I didn’t know I was an slave until I found out I couldn’t do the things I wanted” (Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick

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