Fred Douglass

Object Details

Type: Archival materials; Photographs; Photographic prints; Cartes-de-visite

Topic: Portraits -- 19th century; African Americans; Abolitionists -- United States

Collection Citation: Collection on Frederick Douglass, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

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Collection of Frederick Douglass materials

Biographical/Historical note

Frederick Douglass (1818--895) was born into slavery on Maryland's Eastern Shore but fled north in 1838 to settle in Massachussetts. He soon joined the antislavery movement, and by the mid-1840s his commanding eloquence in offering firsthand testimony to the oppressions of slavery had transformed him into one of the movement's most persuasive spokesmen. Douglass' reforming zeal remained strong all his life. After the Civil War put an end to slavery, he continued to be a leading defender of the rights of African Americans during Reconstruction. In 1871, President Grant appointed Douglass secretary to a diplomatic mission charged with investigating the desirability of annexing the Caribbean nation of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) as a United States territory.

Date

circa 1850 - 1871

Extent

1.27 Linear feet (2 boxes)

Citation

Collection on Frederick Douglass, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Clippings

Cartes-de-visite

Portraits

Books

Photographic prints

Lithographs

Albumen prints

Identifier

ACMA.06-046