Based on the excerpt, why was Frederick Douglass significant to the abolitionist movement?

A. He was elected as a state government official who challenged the system of slavery.
B. He formed relationships with those who had different views on slavery from his own.
C. He described his own personal experience under the system of slavery.
D. He emphasized that an educational system was the main way to end slavery.

C. He described his own personal experience under the system of slavery.