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Full Name: Frederick Douglass
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(1818-1895) Abolitionist, orator, writer. Frederick Douglass founded his newspaper, the "North Star," in Rochester, New York, after moving there in 1847. The newspaper ran for seventeen years. One of the Douglass homes was at 247 Alexander Street. It was burned down in 1872, after which he moved to Washington, DC. Douglass died in 1895 and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York.
Author's Timeline:
1847 Monroe County
Frederick Douglass founded his newspaper, the "North Star," in Rochester, New York, after moving there in 1847. 
1818 (Unknown) County
Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey (Frederick Douglass) was born near Easton, Maryland, in 1818. 
1895 (Unknown) County
Frederick Douglass died in Washington, District of Columbia, in 1895. 
1847 Monroe County
Douglass resided at 247 Alexander Street, Rochester, New York. 
1895 Monroe County
Frederick Douglass was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York.  
1845 (Unknown) County
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: an American Slave, Written by Himself
Autobiography. 
1855 (Unknown) County
My Bondage and My Freedom
Autobiography. 
1881 (Unknown) County
The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Autobiography. 
1853 (Unknown) County
The Heroic Slave
Novella. 

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