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2 days ago · Summary Transcript. [REBROADCAST FROM February 24, 2021] In the fourth installment of our February “Full Bio” series, we look at Frederick Douglass’s family and friendships. Historian David W. Blight talks about Douglass’s first wife, Anna, their five children (four of whom lived to adulthood), and his long and turbulent friendship with ...
Jun 26, 2024 · During an Independence Day celebration in Rochester, New York on July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass delivers what would become his most celebrated speech, “What to the slave is the Fourth of...
1 day ago · >> in partnership with the library of congress, c-span rings you books that shaped america. our series brings you books that have had a profound impact on the country. the first autobiography of abolitionist and former slave frederick douglass. published in 1845 the narrative of the life of frederick douglass he tells his early life as a slave in maryland lynn tatian. learning to read and ...
1 day ago · Engraving by J.C. Buttre. On July 5, 1852, abolitionist, writer, and orator Frederick Douglass, who spent his hard early years in slavery before his escape, delivered a speech before the Rochester ...
Jun 14, 2024 · Frederick Douglass was introduced to the idea of universal human rights after traveling to Ireland and meeting with Irish nationalist leaders.
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Jun 26, 2024 · Frederick Douglass was only 20 years old when he arrived in New Bedford, and began his public career as a paid agent of MASS at 23. Douglass is memorialized throughout New Bedford and Nantucket with plaques and portraits found in multiple public spaces in both places.
Jun 24, 2024 · Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave -- My Bondage and my freedom -- Life and times of Frederick Douglass.
