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Senator Clinton Recognizes Frederick Douglass Day

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The presidential campaign of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., issued the following statement:

Frederick Douglass was one of our country's most renowned and paramount leaders in the abolitionist movement. He was a great American who fought to end slavery and champion the rights and freedoms for both African Americans and women.

I join Americans today to commemorate Frederick Douglass Day during this Black History Month.

It is important that we not forget the history that helped transform our country and I hope for as long as America exists, we continue to learn and speak of the legacy of ...

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