How Did Frederick Douglass Have An American Education

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Education, it's something every human should have but most third world countries like Africa, Asia, and Latin America don’t have enough resources to have it or teach it. A lot of people have died and sacrificed so much so minorities and third world countries could all have an education. Many famous icons such as Nelson Mandela, Malala, and Gandhi these were icons who fought for our education. Without the sacrifices, these heroes made some places would not know how to read or write. The plight of people across time and around the world to achieve an education was awful because someone like Frederick Douglas was a slave and was not able to read or write because he was a slave, also women weren't able to have an education because they were considered

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