Frederick Douglass
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Frederick Douglass 🇺🇸

Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey (Known as "Statesman & Minister Resident")
Statesman & Minister Resident, Statesman, Political Leader, Historical Figure
Born 1818-02-01 🇺🇸 Talbot County, Maryland, United States
Passed Away 1895-02-20 Washington, D.C., United States
Lifespan 77 years old
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"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."

Archival Overview

Transcendent abolitionist leader and constitutional thinker who counseled Abraham Lincoln, fought for the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, and championed women's suffrage at Seneca Falls.

Biographical Record

Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became the national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, gaining renown for his incisive antislavery writings and dazzling oratory. He later served as U.S. Minister Resident and Consul-General to Haiti.

Transcendent abolitionist leader and constitutional thinker who counseled Abraham Lincoln, fought for the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, and championed women's suffrage at Seneca Falls.

Key Life Milestones

1852-07-05

What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?

Delivered fiery and celebrated address in Rochester examining the hypocrisy of American celebrations of liberty alongside chattel slavery.

1889-06-26

US Minister Resident to Haiti

Appointed by President Benjamin Harrison as the first African American diplomatic minister resident and consul-general to Haiti.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York, USA
Washington, D.C., United States
GPS: 38.8951, -77.0364
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