BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Library of Congress -- Exhibit (Agile): Frederick Douglass Bicentennial

DC -- Library of Congress -- Exhibit (Agile): Frederick Douglass Bicentennial:

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Description of Pictures: February 2018 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass, touted by Abraham Lincoln as "the most meritous man in the United States." After escaping from slavery, Douglass risked his freedom by becoming an outspoken antislavery lecturer and writer. In 1847 he founded the North Star, beginning a long career as a newspaper editor and publisher. During the Civil War, he advised President Lincoln and recruited African American soldiers for the Union After emancipation, he continued fighting for civil rights for African Americans, but also advocated for women's rights and other oppressed minorities. In his later years, he served as a bank president and in several government posts. Douglass died in 1895. This display is a bicentennial tribute. The items shown trace the course of Douglass's extraordinary life and highlight aspects of his legacy.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. LOCFD_180221_001.JPG: Bicentennial Frederick Douglass February 2018 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass, touted by Abraham Lincoln as "the most meritorious man, in the United States." After escaping from slavery Douglass risked his freedom by becoming an outspoken antislavery lecturer and writer. In 1847 he founded the North Star, beginning a long career as a newspaper editor and publisher. During the Civil War he advised President Lincoln and recruited African American soldiers for the Union. After emancipation he continued fighting for civil rights for African Americans, but also advocated for women's rights and other oppressed minorities. In his later years he served as a bank president and in several government posts. Douglass died in 1895. This display is a bicentennial tribute. The items shown trace the course of Douglass's extraordinary life and highlight aspects of his legacy.
2. LOCFD_180221_009.JPG: Tour of Europe and Africa
3. LOCFD_180221_016.JPG: Minister to Haiti
4. LOCFD_180221_020.JPG: Lessons of the Hour, 1894
5. LOCFD_180221_025.JPG: Last Letter (February 19, 1895) The last letter written by Frederick Douglass was a response to an invitation from a Washington DC teacher requested him to visit her school. He died of a heart attack at his home on February 20, 1895, after returning from a meeting of the National Council of Women in Washington.
6. LOCFD_180221_031.JPG: In Memory of the Hon. Frederick Douglass, The Republican, March 23, 1895
7. LOCFD_180221_051.JPG: National Association of Colored Women
8. LOCFD_180221_076.JPG: Life as a Slave
9. LOCFD_180221_126.JPG: Tour of the British Isles
10. LOCFD_180221_130.JPG: The North Star
11. LOCFD_180221_134.JPG: Seneca Falls Convention
12. LOCFD_180221_138.JPG: John Brown's Raid
13. LOCFD_180221_148.JPG: The Civil War
14. LOCFD_180221_149.JPG: On the Death of Abraham Lincoln
15. LOCFD_180221_158.JPG: Helen Pitts Douglass
16. LOCFD_180221_166.JPG: Heroes of the Colored Race
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