All born into slavery, and having witnessed its horrors first-hand, these three black reformers publicly took a stand against the atrocity of enslaving fellow human beings. ... Each method of persuasion was used to emphasize why every man and woman deserved the power of self-determination. ... " She had a powerful argument based on her background as a slave. ... Only then could they sympathize with the antislavery movement. ... He used the Biblical reference of the enslaved Israelites and compared their plight with that of the blacks in America. ...

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Frederick Douglass was the most important black American leader of the 19th century. ... Upon his escape from slavery at age 20, he adopted the surname of Frederick Douglass and quickly became involved in the campaign against slavery known as the abolitionist movement. ... However, the prefaces also implicitly place black narratives under the control of white editors. ... To further, stress the power of slavery in dehumanizing its subjects. ... At that specific moment Douglas undergoes a kind of epiphany, when he said I quote "I now understood what had been to me a most perplexing ...

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Both have earned their place as an essential and effective component to the abolition movement though differing in mannerism, aim, strategy, and audience. ... Douglass' audience does not see a black man before them, but a saint. ... This was meant as a form of mental control over younger slave children so as to witness the omnipotent power of the slave owner. ... As for black women in general, they were expected to do the same kind of drudge work as men, watch the children, se! ...

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