Happy Birthday, Frederick Douglass

By Kerry on February 16, 2010 8:56 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Frederick Douglass, the father of the modern civil rights movement, was born in February 1818. Did you know that February was chosen to celebrate Black History Month in part because of his birthday? 

Frederick Douglass started off life in Maryland and fled to Massachusetts. As you know, he was a prominent abolitionist, a passionate speaker and influential writer; Abe Lincoln conferred with him. For more on one of Massachusetts' finest: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1539.html

 

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