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?
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.
