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VOA NEWS: AMERICANS CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH TRIBUTES TO LEADER AND STATESMAN FREDERICK DOUGLASS

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From: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
Date: 20060223
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The Voice of America issued the following story:

By Chris Simkins

February is African-American History Month in the United States. It's a time people recall and celebrate the positive accomplishments and contributions made by people of African descent. This month, tributes have been paid to former slave, author, abolitionist and statesman Frederick Douglass. VOA's Chris Simkins reports on the man who dedicated his life to abolishing slavery in America.

Frederick Douglass was one of America's most outspoken black leaders in the 19th century. He was born a slave in the eastern U.S. State of ...

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