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Mass. city was home to abolitionist who celebrated his birthday on Valentine's Day
A Massachusetts city was once home to a famous abolitionist who picked Valentine's Day to celebrate his birth. Frederick Douglass is now forever enshrined in the New Bedford neighborhood where he once ...
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In Photos: Greenwich Historical Society and 181 other sites transcribe Frederick Douglass' writings
During a life that spanned more than 75 years, American social reformer, orator, statesman and abolitionist Frederick Douglass was known for his passion, his faith and his drive to abolish slavery ...
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The History of Slavery in the United States From Beginning to End
With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...
Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from Fort Campbell schools
At Fort Campbell, books are being taken off school library shelves containing references to slavery; the Civil Rights ...