BHN Talk Radio Show 2-20-24-PART 3: TODAY IN BLACK HISTORY: Frederick Douglass died on February 20, 1895 in Washington, DC at age 77.
Feb 20 2024
8 mins
TODAY IN BLACK HISTORY: One of America's greatest orators, Frederick Douglass died on February 20, 1895 in Washington, DC at age 77. He was born (Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey) and celebrated February 14, 1818 as the date of his birth. Douglass was born in Talbot County, Maryland. Born a slave, after escaping slavery, Douglass became one of the world's foremost abolitionist