Frederick Douglass
/ˌfredrɪk ˈdʌɡləs/
/ˌfredrɪk ˈdʌɡləs/
- (1817-95) an African American who escaped slavery in 1838, wrote the story of his life as a slave and later went to England, where friends gave him enough money to return to America and buy his freedom. He became the leading African American working to end the system of slavery and was the US government's representative to Haiti from 1889 to 1891. He also established the North Star newspaper in Rochester, New York.
（1817-95）一位于 1838 年逃离奴隶制的非裔美国人，写下了他作为奴隶的生活的故事，后来去了英国，在那里朋友们给了他足够的钱让他返回美国并购买自由。他成为致力于结束奴隶制的非裔美国人领袖，并于 1889 年至 1891 年间担任美国政府驻海地代表。他还在纽约州罗切斯特创办了《北极星报》。