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Fred Douglass

Object Details

Date
1862-1865
Extent
1 photographic_print_mounted_on_cardboard (3 15/16 x 2 3/8)
Type
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic_print_mounted_on_cardboard
Cartes-de-visite
Topic
Portraits -- 19th century
African Americans
Abolitionists -- United States
Collection Citation
Collection on Frederick Douglass, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Fred Douglass
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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
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