Face of Freedom: How the Photos of Frederick Douglass Celebrated Racial Equality
by Emma Carlson-berne
2021-01-07 23:03:29
Face of Freedom: How the Photos of Frederick Douglass Celebrated Racial Equality
by Emma Carlson-berne
2021-01-07 23:03:29
Frederick Douglass, abolitionist, writer, political activist, reformer has been called the most important African-American of the 1800s. He was also the most photographed American of the 1800s. Douglass, who escaped enslavement to work tirelessly on ...
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Frederick Douglass, abolitionist, writer, political activist, reformer has been called the most important African-American of the 1800s. He was also the most photographed American of the 1800s. Douglass, who escaped enslavement to work tirelessly on behalf of his fellow African-Americans, realized the importance of photography in ending slavery and achieving civil rights. The many portraits of Douglass showed the world what freedom and dignity looked like.
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