# Wendell Phillips — Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass character guide

> Wendell Phillips in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Wendell Phillips, Wendell Phillips Frederick Douglass

**First appearance:** 0001-letter-from-wendell-phillips-esq

## Who they are

Abolitionist who wrote a letter prefacing Douglass's narrative.

## In the story

### [Letter from Wendell Phillips, Esq.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/narrative_of_the_life_of_frederick_douglass_se/chapters/letter-from-wendell-phillips-esq)

The author of the letter; an abolitionist who expresses admiration for Douglass and critiques the legal and social systems that perpetuate slavery.

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