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The Frederick Douglass
Papers at the Library of Congress, in American Memory.
The Frederick Douglass Papers,
document the activities of the noted abolitionist, writer and publisher. Included
within this collection are copies of Douglass's writings, correspondence with
noted abolitionists including Henry Ward Beecher, Ida B. Wells, Gerrit Smith,
and Horace Greeley, and scrapbooks documenting his activities. Also included is
a biography of his wife of forty-four years, Anna Murray Douglass, written by
their daughter, Rosetta Douglass Sprague.
These online exhibits
provide context and additional information about this collection.
Timeline
Douglass in His Own
Words
Family Tree
These historical
era(s) are best represented
in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.
Expansion and Reform, 1801-1861
The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
Development of the Industrial United States, 1876-1915
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Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project
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sources of information.
Frederick
Douglass Papers
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