Frederick Douglass
Douglass (February 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a leader of the abolitionist movement, gaining note for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writing. Without his approval, he became the first African American to be nominated for vice president of the United States, as the running mate of Victoria Woodhull on the Equal Rights Party ticket.
