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Frederick Douglass, a man born in bondage and committed to the freedom of his people, arrived in Brooklyn to share a message of equality at institutions we know today, such as Bridge Street African Methodist Episcopal Church in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Plymouth Church in Brooklyn Heights. His descriptions of the evils of slavery resounded in the ears of listeners, and his speeches inspired their work as abolitionists. We continue to honor his legacy with three Frederick Douglass Academy schools in Brooklyn. It is my hope that this book will introduce Mr. Douglass to a generation that could benefit from the example of his clarity of purpose and moral vision, as well as his relationship to the Borough of Brooklyn.

—Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams