Person Detail: Frederick Douglass

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Full Name: Frederick Douglass | ||
Biography: (1818-1895) Abolitionist, orator, writer. Frederick Douglass founded his newspaper, the "North Star," in Rochester, New York, after moving there in 1847. The newspaper ran for seventeen years. One of the Douglass homes was at 247 Alexander Street. It was burned down in 1872, after which he moved to Washington, DC. Douglass died in 1895 and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York. |
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1847 |
Monroe County Frederick Douglass founded his newspaper, the "North Star," in Rochester, New York, after moving there in 1847. |
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1818 |
(Unknown) County Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey (Frederick Douglass) was born near Easton, Maryland, in 1818. |
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1895 |
(Unknown) County Frederick Douglass died in Washington, District of Columbia, in 1895. |
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1847 |
Monroe County Douglass resided at 247 Alexander Street, Rochester, New York. |
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1895 |
Monroe County Frederick Douglass was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York. |
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1845 |
(Unknown) County Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: an American Slave, Written by Himself Autobiography. |
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1855 |
(Unknown) County My Bondage and My Freedom Autobiography. |
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1881 |
(Unknown) County The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass Autobiography. |
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1853 |
(Unknown) County The Heroic Slave Novella. |
