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Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, c. February 14, 1818 [a] – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He became the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century.
Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey Douglass Jr. (March 3, 1842 – July 26, 1892) was the second son of Frederick Douglass and his wife Anna Murray Douglass.Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, he was an abolitionist, essayist, newspaper editor, and an official recruiter of African-American soldiers for the United States Union Army during the American Civil War.
Frederick Douglass is distinguished as the only member initiated posthumously when he became an exalted honorary member of the Omega chapter in 1921. [5] The fraternity through its college and alumni chapters serves the community through nearly a thousand chapters in the United States, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. [6]
Douglass passed in 1895, but his life and work played a significant role in shaping the discourse on slavery, freedom and civil rights in the United States. Honor his legacy with 45 Frederick ...
On his return to the United States in March 1847, Douglass shared his ideas of The North Star with his mentors. Ignoring the advice of the American Anti-Slavery Society, Douglass moved to Rochester, New York, to publish the first edition. When questioned on his decision to create The North Star, Douglass is said to have responded,
Frederick Douglass Boulevard – a continuation of Eighth Avenue north of Frederick Douglass Circle, starting at 110th Street; Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, Anacostia; Frederick Douglass–Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge, Rochester, New York; Frederick Douglass Avenue-Runs from Main St to Warren Ave in Brockton, Massachusetts.
"Today, Frederick Douglass takes his long-overdue place among our nation's founding fathers in the Senate chamber, where he will inspire generations of Massachusetts lawmakers to lead as he did ...
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