Today, we commemorate the life of Frederick Douglass on (what is believed to be) the 206th birthday of one of the country’s most famous Americans. Born in February 1818, the exact date of his birth is unknown, though he would regularly celebrate it on Feb. 14. He would become an orator, author, newspaper publisher, and Today, we commemorate the life of Frederick Douglass o (what is believed to be) the 206th birthday of one of the country’s most famous Americans, Frederick Douglass.
A bust of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass was unveiled in the Massachusetts Senate Chamber on Wednesday, the first bust of an African American to be permanently added to the Massachusetts
With the bust, Federick Douglass takes his place as a founding father in the chamber and offers some balance in a State House that honors people who are predominantly white, leaving out the stories of countless people of color, Senate President Karen Spilka said.