Frederick Douglass timeline
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Douglass Becomes President of Freedman's Savings and Trust Company
Becomes president of the troubled Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company. Works with the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee to save the bank,... Read more
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Douglass is Appointed U.S. Marshal of the District of Columbia
Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), the most important African American figure of the 19th Century, is appointed Marshal of the District of Columbia by... Read more
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Douglass Purchases Cedar Hill House
Frederick Douglass purchased his final home in 1877, and named it Cedar Hill. He expanded the house from 14 to 21 rooms (including a china closet),... Read more
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Douglass Publishes Third Autobiography - The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
The 1892 Life and Times is divided into three sections, with the first devoted to "His Early Life as a Slave," the second to "His Escape from... Read more
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Frederick Douglass Marries Helen Pitts
Douglass marries Helen Pitts, a white woman who had been his secretary when he was recorder of deeds. The interracial marriage causes controversy... Read more
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Douglass is Appointed Chargé d'Affaires, Santo Domingo
One of the most controversial positions Frederick Douglass took in his later career was to support the annexation of Santo Domingo (today’s... Read more
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Douglass is Appointed U.S. Minister Resident and Consul General, Republic of Haiti
Frederick Douglass arrived in Port-au-Prince on this day to serve as U.S. Minister to Haiti. Appointed by President William Henry Harrison,... Read more
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Douglass Delivers Speech at the World's Fair
We should not forget that the freedom you and I enjoy to-day… is largely due to the brave stand taken by the black sons, of Haiti ninety years... Read more
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Frederick Douglass Dies
Speaks at a meeting of the National Council of Women in Washington, D.C. Dies suddenly that evening of heart failure while describing the meeting... Read more
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