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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.
With the true date of his birth unknown, Douglass opted to celebrate February 14 as his birthday. A quote by Douglass – “Truth, justice, liberty, and humanity will ultimately prevail ...
Juneteenth is being marked with a celebration at Kennedy Park, an exhibit at Heritage State Park, & a reading of Frederick Douglass at Duke’s Bakery.
[63] This presentation, featuring students playing Frederick Douglass, Gerrit Smith, and the Edmonson sisters, and featuring songs such as "I hear the voice of Lovejoy from Alton's bloody plain", was repeated at the 2023 Juneteenth celebration at the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum, in Peterboro, New York.
"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 ...
Frederick Douglass ca. 1847–1852, when he delivered "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" on July 5 in Rochester.The Fifth of July is a historic celebration of an Emancipation Day in New York, marking the culmination of the state's 1827 abolition of slavery after a gradual legislative process.
200th birthday of Frederick Douglass is celebrated throughout the year [43] [44] Thomas M. McGee becomes mayor; Ferry service is suspended; 2021 August 18: The Frederick Douglass Park is dedicated, directly across the street from the site of the Central Square railroad depot where Douglass was forcibly removed from the train in 1841. [45] 2022
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