Why was it important for Douglass to speak publicly against slavery?

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to spare others what he had endured; to raise his voice on behalf of those who had none; to prove the humanness of enslaved people; to provide hope to those who were still enslaved; to use his freedom for good; to help shape the post-slavery country

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Why was it important for Douglass to speak publicly against slavery?

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