The famous social reformer Frederick Douglass was born in 1818 in Tuckahoe, Maryland. He was mostly raised by his grandmother. Douglass was born a slave and remained so until 1838, when he escaped slavery by borrowing the papers of a freed slave and moved to New York. Just a few years before, in 1836, he was hired out and worked in a shipyard in Baltimore. He joined the East Baltimore Improvement Society there in 1837.

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The famous social reformer Frederick Douglass was born in 1818 in Tuckahoe, Maryland. He was mostly raised by his grandmother. Douglass was born a slave and remained so until 1838, when he escaped slavery by borrowing the papers of a freed slave and moved to New York. Just a few years before, in 1836, he was hired out and worked in a shipyard in Baltimore. He joined the East Baltimore Improvement Society there in 1837.
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Social reform begins in the 1800's
Social reform begins in the 1800's

1837 Douglass joined the East Baltimore Improvement Society
1837 Douglass joined the East Baltimore Improvement Society

Douglass escapes slavery and moves to New York in 1839
Douglass escapes slavery and moves to New York in 1839

1838 Frederick Douglass dies

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The best timeline entry based on the information provided is:

1837 Douglass joined the East Baltimore Improvement Society.

This entry is accurate according to the information given, which states that Douglass joined the society in 1837. The other entries contain inaccuracies or irrelevant information.