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encourage Douglass to become a



            speaker and leader in the abolition




            movement due to his great story



            telling skills.









            Douglass would then go on to



            attend conventions and speak out



            against slavery through a six month




            tour throughout the United States.                                                                                           stop Douglass as he would go



            Douglass was beaten several times                                                                                            overseas to foreign countries such




            during these tours and would even                                                                                            as Ireland and Great Britain to talk



            have his hand shattered and never                                                                                            about freedom and how the color




            regained full use of  his hand in                                                                                            of  your skin should not determine



            one of  the attacks. This did not                                                                                            who you are as a person. These
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