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This year, for #BlackHistoryMonth

I'm going to learn each day about one historical black person from the past and one living black person who's made history.

I'm going to start with Frederick Douglass and Kamala Harris.

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This year, for #BlackHistoryMonth I'm going to learn each day about one historical black person from the past and one living black person who's made history.I'm going to start with Frederick Douglass and Kamala Harris.1/x

Frederick Douglass escaped slavery in Maryland and became one of the strongest leaders of the abolitionist movement. Douglas published books and an abolitionist newsletter, The North Star and of course worked tirelessly to end slavery.

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Frederick Douglass supported Abraham Lincoln but was disappointed that the Emancipation Proclamation that ended slavery didn't also give freed slaves the right to vote.

Douglass was a champion for civil rights, voting rights and women's rights.

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Frederick Douglass supported Abraham Lincoln but was disappointed that the Emancipation Proclamation that ended slavery didn't also give freed slaves the right to vote.Douglass was a champion for civil rights, voting rights and women's rights. 3/x #BlackHistoryMonth

Frederick Douglass died in 1895 of a heart attack he suffered after attending a meeting of the National Council of Women in Washington, DC.

His legacy lives on and as an inspiration to others who are still working for these rights today.

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Frederick Douglass died in 1895 of a heart attack he suffered after attending a meeting of the National Council of Women in Washington, DC.His legacy lives on and as an inspiration to others who are still working for these rights today. 4/x #BlackHistoryMonth

“where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.”

—F. Douglass

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“where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.”—F. Douglass5/x #BlackHistoryMonth

Kamala Devi Harris was born on October 20, 1964, in Oakland, California. Her father was born in Jamaica and her mother was born in India.

As a child, Kamala sang in the choir at a Baptist church and attended civil rights demonstrations.

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Kamala Devi Harris was born on October 20, 1964, in Oakland, California. Her father was born in Jamaica and her mother was born in India.As a child, Kamala sang in the choir at a Baptist church and attended civil rights demonstrations.6/x #BlackHistoryMonth

Kamala Harris went to college at Howard University and then earned her law degree from the University of California. In 1990, she started her career as a prosecutor #ForThePeople and quickly climbed the ladder and eventually became California's AG.

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Kamala Harris went to college at Howard University and then earned her law degree from the University of California. In 1990, she started her career as a prosecutor #ForThePeople and quickly climbed the ladder and eventually became California's AG. 7/x #BlackHistoryMonth

In November 2016, Kamala Harris was elected to the US Senate in California. She was the second African American woman and the first South Asian American to enter the US Senate. This is historical moment is when the nation saw Kamala's great strengths.

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In November 2016, Kamala Harris was elected to the US Senate in California. She was the second African American woman and the first South Asian American to enter the US Senate. This is historical moment is when the nation saw Kamala's great strengths. 8/x #BlackHistoryMonth

One day, we'll tell our kids and grandkids about this historical moment we just lived through where our first female vice president and first Black person and Asian American was sworn in as Vice President of the United States of America.

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One day, we'll tell our kids and grandkids about this historical moment we just lived through where our first female vice president and first Black person and Asian American was sworn in as Vice President of the United States of America. 9/x #BlackHistoryMonth

"While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last."

—Madam Vice President Kamala Harris

We are living through history and I'm certain that MVP Harris will be our next president, the first female, Black president.

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