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I attended an anti-slavery convention ... at which it was my happiness to become acquainted with Frederick Douglas...%0D%0A%0D%0AI shall never forget his first speech at the convention-the powerful impression it created .... I think I never hated slavery so intensely as at that moment....%0D%0A%0D%0A...He came forward to the platform with a hesitancy and embarrassment....After apologizing for his ignorance, and reminding the audience that slavery was a poor school for the human intellect and heart, he proceeded to narrate some of the facts in his own history as a slave.%0D%0A%0D%0A-William Lloyd Garrison, from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglas%0D%0A%0D%0AUse the passage to answer the question.%0D%0A%0D%0ABased on the excerpt, why was Frederick Douglass significant to the abolitionist movement?

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Based on the excerpt, Frederick Douglass was significant to the abolitionist movement because his first speech at an anti-slavery convention made a powerful impression and intensified the speaker's hatred for slavery. Additionally, the passage suggests that Douglass's personal experiences as a slave were compelling and impactful, leading to his ability to speak passionately about the institution of slavery.