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30 de nov. de 2018 · *This post is part of our online forum on the life of Frederick Douglass. Courtesy of Kenneth B. Morris, Jr. (Photo by Steven James Collins). In today’s post, Christopher Shell, PhD Student in History at Michigan State University, interviews Kenneth B. Morris, the great-great-great grandson of Frederick Douglass and the great-great-grandson of Booker T. Washington.
18 de fev. de 2023 · Frederick Douglass Jr. (March 3, 1842 – July 26, 1892) was the second son of Frederick Douglass and his wife Anna Murray Douglass. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, he was an abolitionist, essayist, newspaper editor, and an official recruiter of colored soldiers for the United States Union Army during the American Civil War.
During the Civil War, Douglass Jr. helped recruit African American troops for the Union Army. In the 1870s, Douglass Jr., his brother Lewis, and their father published the New National Era, a weekly newspaper serving newly freed enslaved people. Douglass Jr. also played a leading role in Barry Farm–Hillsdale’s campaign for women’s suffrage.
Scholar and filmmaker Henry Louis Gates' Jr. & historian David Blight discuss Frederick Douglass’ life and legacy in this never-before-seen conversation. Fre...
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Kenneth B. Morris, Jr. descends from two of the most influential names in American history: he is the great-great-great-grandson of Frederick Douglass and the great-great-grandson of Booker T. Washington. Morris continues his family’s legacy of anti-slavery and educational work as cofounder and president of the Frederick Douglass Family ...
Suo figlio Frederick Douglass Jr. fece lo stesso, mentre l'altro figlio, Lewis Douglass, si arruolò e partecipò con il reggimento alla battaglia di Fort Wagner. Lincoln dubitava che la guerra potesse mai aver termine, ma invece si concluse con la sconfitta delle forze confederate e la vittoria dell'Unione.
When Pvt Frederick Douglass Jr. was born on 3 March 1842, in Massachusetts, United States, his father, Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, was 24 and his mother, Anna Murray, was 28. He married Virginia L. Molyneaux Hewlett on 4 August 1869, in Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters.
