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Title
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Frederick Douglass Monuments
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Written by Grace Yasumura
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Renée Ater
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<div style="padding-right: 30%;">
<p><a href="https://www.nps.gov/frdo/learn/historyculture/frederickdouglass.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Frederick Douglass</a> (c. February 1818—February 20, 1895), one of the most brilliant orators of his generation, worked ceaselessly for the cause of abolition. Among his many achievements, Douglass became one of the early and important critical theorists of photography, a medium invented in 1839. In a series of lectures delivered between 1861-865, Douglass argued that photography had the power to shape people’s understandings of race and as such could be deployed to resist distorted representations of African Americans. Douglass, who was exceptionally aware of the power of his own image, sat for a number of portraits over several decades, circulating his image widely. His photographic portraits serve as the basis for a number of the works in this collection, including <a href="https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1193" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ivan Schwartz’s <em>Frederick Douglass</em></a>, created for the New York Historical Society.</p>
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Still Image
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Sculpture
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Statue: 90 in. (228.6 cm.)
Base: 36 in. (91.44 cm.)
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Title
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<em>Frederick Douglass Monument</em> (University of Maryland, College Park, MD)
Creator
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Edwards, Andrew, 1965-
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Dedicated: November 18, 2015
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<p>Subject (Topic)<br />Abolitionists--United States<br />Antislavery movements--United States <br />Middle Atlantic States<br />Maryland--History<br />Public art <br />Public sculpture<br />Slavery--Maryland</p>
<p>Subject (Name)<br />Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895</p>
Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture
Description
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Full-size sculpture of Frederick Douglass portrays him in the middle of a speech, with one arm outstretched, and a copy of his autobiography under the other arm. His coat/cape billows out behind him in a swath of bronze.
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Photographs by Renée Ater
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Ira Berlin and the North Stars; Facilities Management-UMD; Private donors; UMD Foundation; Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture; and Maryland Historical Trust.
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University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 20742, United States
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JPEG
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English
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Visual Arts-Sculpture
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Frederick Douglass Square, 4130 Campus Drive, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 20742, United States
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<p><em><strong>Quotations on plaza bricks:</strong></em><br />"I was born in Tuckahoe, near Hillsborough, and about twelve miles from Easton, in Talbot County, Maryland."<br /><br />"I am a Marylander, and love Maryland and her people."<br /><br />"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."<br /><br />"The blow we strike is not merely to free a country or continent--but the whole world from Slavery--for when Slavery falls here it will fall everywhere."<br /><br />"Until it shall be safe to leave the lamb in the hold of the lion, the laborer in power of the capitalist, the poor in the hands of the rich, it will not be safe to leave a newly emancipated people completely in the power of their former masters, especially when such masters have not ceased to be such from enlightened moral convictions but by irresistible force."<br /><br />"Education means . . . emancipation."<br /><br />"This right of speech is very dear to the hearts of intelligent lovers of liberty."<br /><br />"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men."<br /><br />"All that distinguishes man as an intelligent and accountable being, is equally true of woman . . . there can be no reason in the world for denying a woman the exercise of the elective franchise or a hand in the making and administering the laws of the land."<br /><br />"In a composite nation like ours, as before the law, there should be no rich, no poor, no high, no low, no white, no black, but common country, common citizenship, equal rights, and a common destiny."</p>
<p><em><strong>Inscription on black marble base:</strong></em><br />Frederick Douglass 1818-1895<br />Abolitionist, Suffragist, Labor Leader <br />Stateman, Diplomat, Founding Father of the Second American Republic<br />Orator, Scholar, Journalist</p>
<p><em><strong>Quotations on corten panels:</strong></em><br />"The struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, and it may be both moral and physical, but [it] must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will."<br /><br />"No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at last finding the other end fastened about his own neck."<br /><br />"He who does not love Justice and Liberty for all, does not love Justice and Liberty."<br /><br />"Right is of no sex--Truth is of no color."</p>
<p><em><strong>Inscription on bronze plaque:</strong></em><br />The University of Maryland is grateful to the many individuals and organizations, particularly the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture as well as the Maryland Historic Trust, part of the Maryland Department of Planning, who generously supported the creation of Frederick Douglass Square.</p>
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Bronze; Black marble; Brick; Corten steel
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<p>Brown, Crystal. “University of Maryland Dedicates Frederick Douglass Square to Honor Maryland Native Son.” <em>UMD Right NOW</em>, November 18, 2015. Accessed November 23, 2018, <a href="https://www.umdrightnow.umd.edu/news/university-maryland-dedicates-frederick-douglass-square-honor-marylands-native-son" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.umdrightnow.umd.edu/news/university-maryland-dedicates-frederick-douglass-square-honor-marylands-native-sonl</a>.</p>
<p>Arnett, Autumn A. “At UMD, New Frederick Douglass Square Illustrates State’s Racial Duality." <em>Diverse Issues in Higher Education</em>, November 24, 2015. Accessed November 23, 2018, <a href="https://diverseeducation.com/article/79147/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://diverseeducation.com/article/79147/</a>.</p>
<p><em>Frederick Douglass Remembered</em>. Ireland's Great Hunger Institute, Quinnipiac University. Accessed November 26, 2018, <a href="https://www.qu.edu/on-campus/institutes-centers/irelands-great-hunger-institute/frederick-douglass-remembered.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.qu.edu/on-campus/institutes-centers/irelands-great-hunger-institute/frederick-douglass-remembered.html</a>.</p>
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Renée Ater
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<em>Frederick Douglass Ireland Monument</em>
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Statue: 90 in. (228.6 cm.) <br />Base: 36 in. (91.44 cm.)
abolitionist
Andrew Edwards
anti-slavery
Frederick Douglass
Maryland
universities and slavery
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Frederick Douglass Monuments
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Written by Grace Yasumura
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Renée Ater
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<div style="padding-right: 30%;">
<p><a href="https://www.nps.gov/frdo/learn/historyculture/frederickdouglass.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Frederick Douglass</a> (c. February 1818—February 20, 1895), one of the most brilliant orators of his generation, worked ceaselessly for the cause of abolition. Among his many achievements, Douglass became one of the early and important critical theorists of photography, a medium invented in 1839. In a series of lectures delivered between 1861-865, Douglass argued that photography had the power to shape people’s understandings of race and as such could be deployed to resist distorted representations of African Americans. Douglass, who was exceptionally aware of the power of his own image, sat for a number of portraits over several decades, circulating his image widely. His photographic portraits serve as the basis for a number of the works in this collection, including <a href="https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1193" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ivan Schwartz’s <em>Frederick Douglass</em></a>, created for the New York Historical Society.</p>
</div>
Still Image
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Sculpture
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Statue and base: 132 in. (335.28 cm.)
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<em>Frederick Douglass Memorial</em> (Easton, MD)
Creator
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Carpenter, Jay Hall, 1961-
Subject
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<p>Subject (Topic)<br />Antislavery movements--United States<br />Abolitionists--United States<br />Maryland--History<br />Middle Atlantic States<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture<br />Slavery--Maryland<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>Subject (Name)<br />Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895</p>
<p>Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture</p>
Description
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Standing to the right of a lectern, Frederick Douglass is depicted as in elder statesman, with a furrowed brow and deep lines marking his face. Captured mid-speech, Douglass raises his right hand above his head in a rhetorical gesture, while his left-hand rests atop the lectern. The life-sized bronze figure rests on a base of stone. The work is located in front of the Maryland Circuit Court Judge’s Office in Easton, MD. Just to the right and in the same plaza is a monument to Confederate soldiers.
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Photographs by Renée Ater
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Dedication: June 18, 2011
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Frederick Douglass Honor Society (Eric Lowery, President); Town of Easton (Robert C. Wiley, Mayor); Talbot County Council (Dirck Bartlett, President); Frederick Douglass Monument Project of the Talbot County Historical Society, and the Frederick Douglass Memorial Action Committee.
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JPEG
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English
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Visual Arts-Sculpture
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11 N. Washington Street, Easton, Maryland, 21601, United States
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<p><em><strong>Inscription on granite base:</strong></em><br />DOUGLASS</p>
<p><em><strong>Inscription on bronze plaque on back of monument:</strong></em><br />"In a composite nation like ours, as before the law, there should be no rich, no poor, no high, no low, no white, no black, but common country, common citizenship, equal rights and common destiny."<br /><br />Frederick Douglass<br />1818-1895<br /><br />United States Marshall * Charge d'Affaires to the Dominican Republic * Minister to Haiti * Counselor to President Abraham Lincoln * Publisher * Author * Orator * Abolitionist * Slave</p>
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Statue and base: 132 in. (335.28 cm.)
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Bronze; Granite
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<p>Guy, Chris. "Douglass to Get Place by Easton Courthouse." <em>The Baltimore Sun</em>, March 17, 2004. Accessed October 31, 2019, <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2004-03-17-0403170268-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2004-03-17-0403170268-story.html</a>.</p>
<p><em>Douglass Returns: The Dedication, June 16-19, 2011</em>. Program, The Town of Easton. Accessed May 23, 2020, <a href="https://eastonmd.gov/TempMedia/Douglass_booklet.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://eastonmd.gov/TempMedia/Douglass_booklet.pdf</a>.</p>
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Renée Ater
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Town of Easton, P.O. Box 520, Easton, Maryland, 21601, United States
abolitionist
anti-slavery
Frederick Douglass
Jay Hall Carpenter
Maryland
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Frederick Douglass Monuments
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Written by Grace Yasumura
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Renée Ater
Description
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<div style="padding-right: 30%;">
<p><a href="https://www.nps.gov/frdo/learn/historyculture/frederickdouglass.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Frederick Douglass</a> (c. February 1818—February 20, 1895), one of the most brilliant orators of his generation, worked ceaselessly for the cause of abolition. Among his many achievements, Douglass became one of the early and important critical theorists of photography, a medium invented in 1839. In a series of lectures delivered between 1861-865, Douglass argued that photography had the power to shape people’s understandings of race and as such could be deployed to resist distorted representations of African Americans. Douglass, who was exceptionally aware of the power of his own image, sat for a number of portraits over several decades, circulating his image widely. His photographic portraits serve as the basis for a number of the works in this collection, including <a href="https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1193" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ivan Schwartz’s <em>Frederick Douglass</em></a>, created for the New York Historical Society.</p>
</div>
Still Image
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Original Format
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Sculpture
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96 in. (243.84 cm.)
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Title
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<em>Frederick Douglass Memorial</em> (New York City)
Creator
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Koren, Gabriel, 1947-
Miller, Algernon, 1945-
Subject
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<p>Subject (Topic)<br />Abolitionists--United States<br />Antislavery movements--United States<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture<br />New York--History<br />Northeastern United States<br />Slavery--New York (State)</p>
<p>Subject (Name)<br />Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895</p>
<p>Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture</p>
Description
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Standing to the right of a lectern, Gabriel Koren modeled Frederick Douglass is depicted as an elder statesman, with a furrowed brow and a deeply lined face. Resting his right hand atop the lectern, Douglass’ mouth is closed as he stares resolutely forward. Algernon Miller designed the granite seating and paving patterns, which are based on traditional African-American quilt motifs, as well as a bronze perimeter fence with a wagon wheel motif. Miller also created a bronze water wall that shows the Big Dipper constellation with the North Star. Quotations from Douglass embellish the site.
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Photographs by Renée Ater
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Dedication: September 20, 2011
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NYC Percent for Art, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs; Mark Bunnell of Quenell Rothschild & Partners (landscape architects); and Polich-Tallix (foundry).
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JPEG
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English
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Visual Arts-Sculpture
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Central Park North and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York, New York, 10026, United States
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<p><em><strong>Inscription on granite block 1:</strong></em><br />Born Frederick Augustus Bailey, 1818, talbot county, Maryland.<br /><br /></p>
<p><em><strong>Inscription on granite block 2:</strong> </em><br />Married Anna Murray in 1838, who died in 1882.</p>
<p><em><strong>Inscription on granite block 3:</strong> </em><br />Married Helen Pitts in 1884.</p>
<p><em><strong>Inscription on granite block 4:</strong> </em><br />"Whatever may be said as to a division of duties and avocations, the rights of man and the rights of woman are one and inseparable, and stand upon the same indestructible basis." -1851</p>
<p><em><strong>Inscription on granite block 5:</strong></em> <br />"The flight was a bold and perilous one; but here I am, in the great city of new york, safe and sound, without the loss of blood or bone." -1855</p>
<p><em><strong>Inscription on granite block 6:</strong> </em><br />"Such is my detestation of slavery, that I would keep the merciless slaveholder profoundly ignorant of the means of flight adopted by the slave. he should be left to imagine himself surrounded by myriads of invisible tormentors..." -1855</p>
<p><em><strong>Inscription on granite block 7:</strong> </em><br />"Of my father I know nothing. Slavery had no recognition of fathers, as none of families." -1845</p>
<p><em><strong>Inscription on granite block 8:</strong> </em><br />"If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation...Want crops without plowing up the ground...They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters...Power concedes nothing without a demand." -1857</p>
<p><em><strong>Inscription on pavement:</strong></em> <br />"Right is of no sex - truth is of no color - god is the father of us all, and we are all brethren" -Masthead of the North Star</p>
<p><em><strong>Inscription on north end of fountain.</strong></em><br />Frederick Douglass <br />1818-1895 <br /><br />Born into slavery in Maryland, Frederick Bailey found the way to freedom along the underground railroad in 1838. Disguised as a sailor, he traveled to manhattan by ship, and found shelter at the house of abolitionist David Ruggles on Lispenard Street. There, he awaited the arrival of his fiancee, Anna Murray, a free black woman from Maryland. They married, and together continued bailey's freedom journey to Massachusetts, where he changed his name to Douglass. Lauded for his oration, he became a prominent abolitionist and purchased his legal freedom from slavery. Publisher of the abolitionist journal the north star, he championed freedom for all Americans and endorsed women's suffrage. Douglass later held posts as assistant secretary of the Santo Domingo Commission (1871), Marshall of the District of Columbia (1877-1881) and U.S. Minister to Haiti (1889-1891). Following the death of his wife in 1884, Douglass married Helen Pitts. He died in Washington, D.C. On February 20, 1895.</p>
<p><em><strong>Inscription on south end of fountain:</strong> </em><br />Gabriel Koren, sculptor <br />Algernon Miller, site artist<br />December 2005</p>
<p><em><strong>Inscription across fountain with constellations:</strong></em><br />"The types of mankind are various. They differ like the waves, but they are one like the sea."<br /><br />". . . Under the flickering light of the north star behind some craggy hill or snow covered mountain, stood a doubtful freedom - half frozen - beckoning us to come and share its hospitality."</p>
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Bronze; Granite
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<p>"Frederick Douglass Memorial." Central Park, Monuments, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Accessed October 31, 2019,<a href="https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/central-park/monuments/2098" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/central-park/monuments/2098</a>.</p>
<p>"Harlem Focus: Public Monuments: Art in Collaboration with Landscape Design." Cooper Hewett, Smithsonian Design Museum, May 9, 2013. Accessed May 23, 2020, <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/tag/algernon-miller/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.cooperhewitt.org/tag/algernon-miller/</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=5K_LVkcVq-g&feature=emb_logo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=5K_LVkcVq-g&feature=emb_logo</a>.</p>
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Renée Ater
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NYC Parks, The Arsenal, Central Park, 830 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, 10065, United States
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96 in. (243.84 cm.)
abolitionist
Algernon Miller
anti-slavery
Central Park
Frederick Douglass
Gabriel Koren
New York City
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Frederick Douglass Monuments
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Written by Grace Yasumura
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Renée Ater
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An account of the resource
<div style="padding-right: 30%;">
<p><a href="https://www.nps.gov/frdo/learn/historyculture/frederickdouglass.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Frederick Douglass</a> (c. February 1818—February 20, 1895), one of the most brilliant orators of his generation, worked ceaselessly for the cause of abolition. Among his many achievements, Douglass became one of the early and important critical theorists of photography, a medium invented in 1839. In a series of lectures delivered between 1861-865, Douglass argued that photography had the power to shape people’s understandings of race and as such could be deployed to resist distorted representations of African Americans. Douglass, who was exceptionally aware of the power of his own image, sat for a number of portraits over several decades, circulating his image widely. His photographic portraits serve as the basis for a number of the works in this collection, including <a href="https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1193" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ivan Schwartz’s <em>Frederick Douglass</em></a>, created for the New York Historical Society.</p>
</div>
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Sculpture
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Statue: 90 in. (228.6 cm)
Base: 30 in. (76.2 cm.)
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Title
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<em>Frederick Douglass</em> (West Chester University, West Chester, PA)
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Blake, Richard, 1943-
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<p>Subject (Topic)<br />Abolitionists--United States<br />Antislavery movements--United States<br />Middle Atlantic States<br />Pennsylvania--History<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture</p>
<p>Subject (Name)<br />Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895</p>
<p>Subject (Object Type) <br />Commemorative sculpture</p>
Description
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The ten-foot-tall bronze statue of a young Frederick Douglass casts his gaze forward and ever-so-slightly downward toward an imagined viewer. Standing squarely forward, Douglass' left knee is slightly raised as if he were on the verge of walking off the granite pedestal. In his right hand, Douglass holds a cane; in his left hand, he holds the end of a rope that coils around his torso and shoulders.
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Photograph: West Chester University, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wcupa/14410155908" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.flickr.com/photos/wcupa/14410155908</a>
Date
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Dedicated: October 1, 2013
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Frederick Douglass Statue Monument Project; Frederick Douglass Institute (C. James Trotman); and the West Chester University Foundation.
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=I8OwDFQrg_w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Frederick Douglass Statue, Digital Media Center, West Chester University</a>
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English
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Visual Arts-Sculpture
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Clifford E. and Inez E. DeBaptiste Plaza, Philips Memorial Building, West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 19382, United States
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<p><em><strong>Inscription on granite base:</strong> </em><br />Frederick Douglass<br /><br />Frederick Douglass gave his last public lecture on West Chester's campus on Feb. 1, 1895.<br /><br />This statue of a younger Frederick Douglass honors a champion of human rights whose lifelong quest for knowledge and truth made him a timeless voice for justice, freedom, and equality for all.</p>
Extent
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Statue: 90 in. (228.6 cm)
Base: 30 in. (76.2 cm.)
Medium
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Bronze; Granite
Bibliographic Citation
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<p>Cummings, Colleen. "WCU Erects Statue to Honor Frederick Douglass." <em>The Quad</em>, October 14, 2013. Accessed October 31, 2019, <a href="https://wcuquad.com/103691/news/wcu-erects-statue-to-honor-frederick-douglass/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://wcuquad.com/103691/news/wcu-erects-statue-to-honor-frederick-douglass/</a>.</p>
<p>Garrard, Jeremy. "WCU Unveils Frederick Douglass Statue." Daily Local News, October 2, 2013. Accessed May 23, 2020, <a href="https://www.dailylocal.com/news/wcu-unveils-frederick-douglass-statue/article_5603ef47-0e70-58ca-a0fb-a1598f6e5857.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.dailylocal.com/news/wcu-unveils-frederick-douglass-statue/article_5603ef47-0e70-58ca-a0fb-a1598f6e5857.html</a>.</p>
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Renée Ater
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West Chester University, 700 South High Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 19383, United States
abolitionist
anti-slavery
Frederick Douglass
Pennsylvania
Richard Blake
universities and slavery
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Frederick Douglass Monuments
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Written by Grace Yasumura
Contributor
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Renée Ater
Description
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<div style="padding-right: 30%;">
<p><a href="https://www.nps.gov/frdo/learn/historyculture/frederickdouglass.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Frederick Douglass</a> (c. February 1818—February 20, 1895), one of the most brilliant orators of his generation, worked ceaselessly for the cause of abolition. Among his many achievements, Douglass became one of the early and important critical theorists of photography, a medium invented in 1839. In a series of lectures delivered between 1861-865, Douglass argued that photography had the power to shape people’s understandings of race and as such could be deployed to resist distorted representations of African Americans. Douglass, who was exceptionally aware of the power of his own image, sat for a number of portraits over several decades, circulating his image widely. His photographic portraits serve as the basis for a number of the works in this collection, including <a href="https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1193" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ivan Schwartz’s <em>Frederick Douglass</em></a>, created for the New York Historical Society.</p>
</div>
Still Image
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Original Format
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Sculpture
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Unknown
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Title
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<em>Let's Have Tea</em> (Rochester, NY)
Creator
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Kettavong, Pepsy M., 1972-
Subject
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<p>Subject (Topic):<br />Abolitionists--United States<br />Anti-slavery movements--United States<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture<br />New York--History<br />Northeastern United States<br />Women's suffrage</p>
<p>Subject (Name):<br />Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895<br />Anthony, Susan B., 1820-1806</p>
<p>Subject (Object Type):<br />Commemorative sculpture</p>
Description
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Seated in simple wooden chairs, Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony engage in conversation over tea. On a table between them sits a tea pot, to tea cups and saucers, and two books. Douglass leans forward, his gaze cast slightly downward, listening intently to Anthony, who sits upright in her chair.
Date
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Installed: 2001
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Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Association and City of Rochester, NY.
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JPEG
Language
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English
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Visual Arts-Sculpture
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Susan B. Anthony Square Park, 39 King Street, Rochester, New York, 14608, United States
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<em><strong>Bronze plaque:</strong></em><br />Artist: Pepsy M. Kettavong<br />Title: "Let's Have Tea" Statues of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass<br />Date: 1998-2002<br /><br />"Let's Have Tea"<br />A project of Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Association Inc., was made possible through the generous support of the following donors and supporters:<br /><br />Citibank, Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester Inc., Housing Opportunities Inc., Carmelia & John Matrachisia, Emma M. Whitis, Data Vault Storage Services Inc., The People of Jasco, Gleason Foundation, Linda Steinberg, Wm B. Morse Lumber Co., William B. Morse, 3rd, Barbara & Dan Hoffman, Lisa H. Hoffman, Susan A. Hoffman, Helen Hoffman, Mary & Mark Hoffman, Mary & Richard Charles, Joan & Don Glinski, Pat Hoffman, Sue Gaffney, James Piotrowski & Sarah Jones, Diane Montano, Marilyn & Mike Spang, Kathy & Ernie Weber, Nancy P. Merritt, Landmark Society of Western New York, Robert & Joan Daly, Fleda Emma Gibbs, Ann Daniels, Diana D. Miller, Luther & Iris Miller, C. Bonnie Nowark, Jean Cammer, Dr. Stephen & Susan Levinson, Karen Jacob, Sally A. Steinwachs, Edwin G. Saphar, Jr., The Thomas F. & Elisabeth W. Judson Foundation, Tobin & Associate Inc., Pg&e Bill Rubley, Louis S. & Molly B. Wolk Foundation, Clayton H. & Dorelis A Osborne, Lorraine Cappellino, Marion J. Hawks, Queen Investment Club, Alfred L. & Jean A. Pardi, Helen Q. Williams, Dr. David A Anderson-Sankofa, Joseph & Joan Yanni, Louise Woerner & Don H. Kollmorgen,Oisavanh Kettavong, Hannelore & Robert Heyer, C. Eugene & Geraldine A. Mosholder, E. Ann & James E. Scott, Barbara D. Blaisdell, Anthony & Lenora Colaruotolo, William Jr., & Patricia Marshall, Oliver Benjamin Hemmerie, Steel Works Inc., Alison Passeck-Cain & Ed Cain, Michael D. Nazar & Catherine M. Callery, The VandenBrul Foundation, Helen H. Kirker, James E. & Marianne T. Koller,City of Rochester Parks, Recreation & Human Services, Susan B. Anthony House, Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, Lou Phommahaxay, Jason Dobbs, Sector 3 NBN Planning Committee
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Bronze
Rights Holder
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Renée Ater
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Photographs by Renée Ater
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<p>Torre, Jose. "'Let’s Have Tea' Statue: Susan B. Anthony Square on Madison Street." The Douglass Tour. Accessed October 31, 2019, <a href="http://www.douglasstour.com/tour/susan-b-anthony-square/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.douglasstour.com/tour/susan-b-anthony-square/</a>.</p>
<p>"Susan B. Anthony Square Park." Historic Rochester, City of Rochester, NY. Accessed May 23, 2020, <a href="https://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx?id=8589936553" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx?id=8589936553</a>.</p>
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City of Rochester, City Hall, 30 Church Street, Rochester, New York, 14614, United States
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<em>Statues of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass <br /></em>
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Unknown
abolitionist
anti-slavery
Frederick Douglass
New York
Pepsy Kettavong
women's suffrage
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Title
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Frederick Douglass Monuments
Creator
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Written by Grace Yasumura
Contributor
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Renée Ater
Description
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<div style="padding-right: 30%;">
<p><a href="https://www.nps.gov/frdo/learn/historyculture/frederickdouglass.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Frederick Douglass</a> (c. February 1818—February 20, 1895), one of the most brilliant orators of his generation, worked ceaselessly for the cause of abolition. Among his many achievements, Douglass became one of the early and important critical theorists of photography, a medium invented in 1839. In a series of lectures delivered between 1861-865, Douglass argued that photography had the power to shape people’s understandings of race and as such could be deployed to resist distorted representations of African Americans. Douglass, who was exceptionally aware of the power of his own image, sat for a number of portraits over several decades, circulating his image widely. His photographic portraits serve as the basis for a number of the works in this collection, including <a href="https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1193" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ivan Schwartz’s <em>Frederick Douglass</em></a>, created for the New York Historical Society.</p>
</div>
Still Image
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Original Format
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Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
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53.5 x 33 x 28.25 in. (135.98 x 83.82 x 71.76 cm.)
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Title
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<em>Frederick Douglass Circle</em> (Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY)
Creator
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Bagwell, Vinnie, 1957-
Subject
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<p>Subject (Topic)<br />Abolitionists--United States<br />Anti-slavery movements--United States<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture<br />New York--History<br />Northeastern United States<br /><br /></p>
<p>Subject (Name)<br />Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895</p>
<p>Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture</p>
Description
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An elder Frederick Douglass is depicted seated on a scissors chair— the armrests are adorned with the faces of open-mouthed lions, while the chair’s legs have been carved in the shape of lion’s legs. In bas-relief, the chair’s back is embellished with a widely circulated 18th-century anti-slavery medallion manufactured by the English potter Josiah Wedgwood. The design, which was likely created by the sculptor Henry Webber, features an enslaved black man, kneeling and bound by chains. The text below the figure reads “Am I not a friend and a brother?” The medallion became an important emblem of the abolitionist movement in both Britain and the United States.
In Douglass's right hand, he holds the text to an 1883 speech that he delivered to mark the 20th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. The speech is continued on the pavement.
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Photograph: Hofstra University, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/hofstrauniversity/39344857345/in/photostream/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.flickr.com/photos/hofstrauniversity/39344857345/in/photostream/</a>
Date
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Dedicated: October 29, 2008
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Hofstra University
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JPEG
Language
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English
Type
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Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
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Daniel L. Monroe Lecture Center Courtyard, South Campus, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, 11549, United States
Extent
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53.5 x 33 x 28.25 in. (135.98 x 83.82 x 71.76 cm.)
Medium
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Bronze; Mesabi black granite
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<p>Bagwell, Vinnie, "Frederick Douglass Circle."<em> Coda Worx. </em>Accessed October 31, 2019: <a href="https://www.codaworx.com/project/frederick-douglass-circle-hofstra-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.codaworx.com/project/frederick-douglass-circle-hofstra-university</a>.</p>
<p>"Hofstra Happenings-Special 2008: Historic Sculpture Dedicated at Hofstra University." Hofstra Magazine, December 14, 2007. Accessed May 23, 2020, <a href="https://news.hofstra.edu/2007/12/14/hofstra-happenings-special-2008/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://news.hofstra.edu/2007/12/14/hofstra-happenings-special-2008/</a>.</p>
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Hofstra University Museum of Art, 112 Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, 11549, United States
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Renée Ater
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<p><em><strong>Inscription at base of sculpture:</strong></em><br />Frederick Douglass Circle<br />Vinne Bagwell<br />2008</p>
<p><em><strong>Inscription on sheet in Douglass' hand:</strong></em><br />"Until color shall cease to be a bar to equal participation in the offices and honor of the country, this discussion will go on... Until the American people shall make character and not color the criterion of respectability, this discussion will go on..." --1883</p>
<p><em><strong>Inscription on granite circle:</strong></em> <br />Need text</p>
abolitionist
anti-slavery
Frederick Douglass
New York
universities and slavery
Vinnie Bagwell
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Frederick Douglass Monuments
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Written by Grace Yasumura
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Renée Ater
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<div style="padding-right: 30%;">
<p><a href="https://www.nps.gov/frdo/learn/historyculture/frederickdouglass.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Frederick Douglass</a> (c. February 1818—February 20, 1895), one of the most brilliant orators of his generation, worked ceaselessly for the cause of abolition. Among his many achievements, Douglass became one of the early and important critical theorists of photography, a medium invented in 1839. In a series of lectures delivered between 1861-865, Douglass argued that photography had the power to shape people’s understandings of race and as such could be deployed to resist distorted representations of African Americans. Douglass, who was exceptionally aware of the power of his own image, sat for a number of portraits over several decades, circulating his image widely. His photographic portraits serve as the basis for a number of the works in this collection, including <a href="https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1193" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ivan Schwartz’s <em>Frederick Douglass</em></a>, created for the New York Historical Society.</p>
</div>
Still Image
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Original Format
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Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
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96 in. (243.84 cm.)
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<em>Frederick Douglass</em> (Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD)
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Lewis, James Edward, 1923-1997
Subject
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<p>Subject (Topic)<br />Abolitionists--United States<br />Anti-slavery movements--United States<br />Maryland--History<br />Middle Atlantic States<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture<br />Slavery--Maryland</p>
<p>Subject (Name)<br />Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895</p>
<p>Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture</p>
Description
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Caught mid-stride, the over life-size bronze statue of Frederick Douglass stands in front of Holmes Hall on the campus of Morgan State University, a historically black university in Baltimore, MD. The bearded Douglass holds a cane in his right hand as he steps forward on his right foot.
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Photograph: Wikipedia Commons, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Frederick_Douglass_Statue,_Morgan_State_University,_1700_E._Coldspring_Lane,_Baltimore,_MD_21251_(33520859023).jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Frederick_Douglass_Statue,_Morgan_State_University,_1700_E._Coldspring_Lane,_Baltimore,_MD_21251_(33520859023).jpg</a>
Date
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Dedicated: February 20, 1956
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Maryland Educational Association; Children in Colored Schools; and the Citizens of Maryland.
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Morgan State University, 1700 East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, Maryland, 21251, United States
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JPEG
Language
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English
Type
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Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
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Holmes Hall, Morgan State University, 1700 East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, Maryland, 21251, United States
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Frederick Douglass at Morgan State University
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<p><em><strong>Inscription on granite base:</strong></em> <br />Frederick Douglass<br />1817-1895<br />Humanitarian<br />Statesman</p>
<p><em><strong>Bronze plaque on back of monument:</strong></em> <br />Erected By the Maryland Educational Association Through Contributions of Children in Colored Schools And Citizens of Maryland. In the Year 1956.<br /><br />"I am an American<br />And As an American<br />I speak to America."<br /><br />Frederick Douglass<br /><br />James E. Lewis Sculptor</p>
Extent
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96 in. (243.84 cm.)
Medium
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Bronze; Granite
Rights Holder
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Renée Ater
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Kelly, Cindy, and Edwin Harlan Remsberg<em>. Outdoor Sculpture in Baltimore: A Historical Guide to Public Art in the Monumental City</em>. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
abolitionist
anti-slavery
Frederick Douglass
HBCU
James E. Lewis
Maryland
universities and slavery
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Frederick Douglass Monuments
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Written by Grace Yasumura
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Renée Ater
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An account of the resource
<div style="padding-right: 30%;">
<p><a href="https://www.nps.gov/frdo/learn/historyculture/frederickdouglass.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Frederick Douglass</a> (c. February 1818—February 20, 1895), one of the most brilliant orators of his generation, worked ceaselessly for the cause of abolition. Among his many achievements, Douglass became one of the early and important critical theorists of photography, a medium invented in 1839. In a series of lectures delivered between 1861-865, Douglass argued that photography had the power to shape people’s understandings of race and as such could be deployed to resist distorted representations of African Americans. Douglass, who was exceptionally aware of the power of his own image, sat for a number of portraits over several decades, circulating his image widely. His photographic portraits serve as the basis for a number of the works in this collection, including <a href="https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1193" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ivan Schwartz’s <em>Frederick Douglass</em></a>, created for the New York Historical Society.</p>
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
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93.6 in. (237.74 cm.)
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Title
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<em>Frederick Douglass</em> (Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI)
Creator
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Wolfe, Bruce, 1941-
Subject
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<p>Subject (Topic)<br />Abolitionists--United States<br />Anti-slavery movements--United States<br />Michigan--History<br />Midwestern United States<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture<br />Slavery--Michigan</p>
<p>Subject (Name)<br />Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895</p>
<p>Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture</p>
Description
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Located on Hillsdale College’s Liberty Walk, the bronze statue of Frederick Douglass is the first African American figure to be included on the Liberty Walk. The bearded Douglass clasps his hands around a book, his torso turning gently leftward as he shifts his weight to his left leg.
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Photograph: Bruce Wolfe, <a href="https://www.brucewolfe.com/frederick-douglass/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.brucewolfe.com/frederick-douglass/</a>
Date
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Dedicated: May 11, 2017
Contributor
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Hillsdale College (President Larry Arnn) and James Nagy (benefactor).
Rights
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Hillsdale College, 33 E College Street, Hillsdale, Michigan, 49242, United States
Format
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JPEG
Language
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English
Type
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Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
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Lane Hall, Liberty Walk, Hillsdale College, 33 E College Street, Hillsdale, Michigan, 49242, United States
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<p><em><strong>Bronze plaque on granite base:</strong> </em><br />Frederick Douglass<br /><br />Dedicated May 11, 2017, in proud recognition of the speech given at Hillsdale College by Frederick Douglass on January 11, 1863<br /><br />"Neither law, learning, nor religion, is addressed to any man’s color or race. Science, education, the Word of God, and all the virtues known among men, are recommended to us, not as races, but as men. We are not recommended to love or hate any particular variety of the human family more than any other. Not as Ethiopians; not as Caucasians; not as Mongolians; not as Afro-Americans, or Anglo-Americans, are we addressed, but as men. God and nature speak to our manhood, and to our manhood alone. Here all ideas of duty and moral obligation are predicated."<br /><br />—Blessing of Liberty and Education—September 3, 1894<br /><br />With Gratitude to Mr. James Nagy in Memory of his beloved Wanda Nagy<br /><br />Dr. & Mrs. Larry Arnn<br /><br />Bruce Wolfe—Sculptor</p>
Medium
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Bronze; Granite
Rights Holder
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Renée Ater
Extent
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93.6 in. (237.74 cm.)
Bibliographic Citation
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<p>"Frederick Douglass: A Brief History." Hillsdale College Blog. Accessed May 24, 2020, <a href="https://www.hillsdale.edu/frederick-douglass/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.hillsdale.edu/frederick-douglass/</a>.</p>
<p>"Hillsdale College Unveils Statue of Frederick Douglass." Press Relase, News and Media, Hillsdale College. Accessed May 24, 2020, <a href="https://www.hillsdale.edu/news-and-media/press-releases/hillsdale-college-unveils-statue-frederick-douglass/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.hillsdale.edu/news-and-media/press-releases/hillsdale-college-unveils-statue-frederick-douglass/</a>.</p>
<p>"A Man Worth Emulating: Frederick Douglass Statue Dedicated on Hillsdale's Liberty Walk." Hillsdale College Blog. Accessed May 24, 2020, <a href="https://www.hillsdale.edu/hillsdale-blog/hillsdale-magazine/worth-emulating-frederick-douglass/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.hillsdale.edu/hillsdale-blog/hillsdale-magazine/worth-emulating-frederick-douglass/</a>.</p>
<p>"Frederick Douglass, Statue Unveiling at Hillsdale College." Bruce Wolfe. Accessed May 24, 2020, <a href="https://www.brucewolfe.com/frederick-douglass/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.brucewolfe.com/frederick-douglass/</a>.</p>
abolitionist
anti-slavery
Bruce Wolfe
Frederick Douglass
Michigan
universities and slavery
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Title
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Frederick Douglass Monuments
Creator
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Written by Grace Yasumura
Contributor
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Renée Ater
Description
An account of the resource
<div style="padding-right: 30%;">
<p><a href="https://www.nps.gov/frdo/learn/historyculture/frederickdouglass.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Frederick Douglass</a> (c. February 1818—February 20, 1895), one of the most brilliant orators of his generation, worked ceaselessly for the cause of abolition. Among his many achievements, Douglass became one of the early and important critical theorists of photography, a medium invented in 1839. In a series of lectures delivered between 1861-865, Douglass argued that photography had the power to shape people’s understandings of race and as such could be deployed to resist distorted representations of African Americans. Douglass, who was exceptionally aware of the power of his own image, sat for a number of portraits over several decades, circulating his image widely. His photographic portraits serve as the basis for a number of the works in this collection, including <a href="https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1193" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ivan Schwartz’s <em>Frederick Douglass</em></a>, created for the New York Historical Society.</p>
</div>
Still Image
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Original Format
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Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
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Unknown
Dublin Core
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Title
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<em>Frederick Douglass</em> (New-York Historical Society)
Creator
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<a href="https://www.studioeis.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">StudioEIS</a>
Schwartz, Ivan, 1951
Subject
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<p>Subject (Topic)<br />Abolitionists--United States<br />Anti-slavery movements--United States<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture<br />New York--History<br />Northeastern United States<br />Slavery--New York (State)</p>
<p>Subject (Name)<br />Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895</p>
<p>Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture</p>
Description
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A life-size sculpture of the abolitionist Frederick Douglass stands atop the staircase at the West 77th Street entrance to the New-York Historical Society. Douglass gazes forward, holding a pair of books in his left hand, while his right arm rests downward. Fully bearded, Douglass stares off into the distance.
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Photograph: StudioEIS, <a href="https://www.studioeis.com/bronze-sculpture/xe37y3a83pko4kay2tmln13ps3urii" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.studioeis.com/bronze-sculpture/xe37y3a83pko4kay2tmln13ps3urii</a>
Date
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Unveiled: October 25, 2011
Contributor
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New-York Historical Society
Rights
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New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at West 77th Street, New York, New York, 10024, United States
Relation
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<a href="http://www.newyorktalkingstatues.com/hear-the-statues-talk.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Frederick Douglass, Hear the New York Statues Talk</a>
Format
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JPEG
Language
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English
Type
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Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
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New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at West 77th Street, New York, New York, 10024, United States
Medium
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Bronze
Bibliographic Citation
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<p>Dunlap, David, W. "No Debate: It’s Lincoln and Douglass." New York Times, November 1, 2011. Accessed October 31, 2019, <a href="https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/no-debate-its-lincoln-and-douglass/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/no-debate-its-lincoln-and-douglass/March.</a></p>
<p>Saxena, Jaya. "Creating the Humanity in Bronze Statues." Behind the Scenes, New-York Historical Society, March 14, 2012. Accessed October 31, 2019, <a href="http://behindthescenes.nyhistory.org/creating-the-humanity-in-bronze-statues/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://behindthescenes.nyhistory.org/creating-the-humanity-in-bronze-statues/</a>.</p>
<p>"Meet Michael, the Living Historian Behind Our Frederick Douglass Statue (Part I)." History Detectives, New-York Historical Society, February 5, 2018. Accessed, May 24, 2020, <a href="http://historydetectives.nyhistory.org/2018/02/meet-living-historian-behind-new-york-historicals-frederick-douglass-statue-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://historydetectives.nyhistory.org/2018/02/meet-living-historian-behind-new-york-historicals-frederick-douglass-statue-part-1/</a>.</p>
<p>"Meet the Living Historian Behind Our Frederick Douglass Statue (Part II)." History Detectives, New-York Historical Society, February 26, 2018. Accessed, May 24, 2020, <a href="http://historydetectives.nyhistory.org/2018/02/meet-living-historian-behind-frederick-douglass-statue-part-ii/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://historydetectives.nyhistory.org/2018/02/meet-living-historian-behind-frederick-douglass-statue-part-ii/</a>.</p>
Rights Holder
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Renée Ater
Extent
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Unknown
abolitionist
anti-slavery
Frederick Douglass
Ivan Schwartz
New York City
StudioEIS
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Dublin Core
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Title
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Frederick Douglass Monuments
Creator
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Written by Grace Yasumura
Contributor
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Renée Ater
Description
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<div style="padding-right: 30%;">
<p><a href="https://www.nps.gov/frdo/learn/historyculture/frederickdouglass.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Frederick Douglass</a> (c. February 1818—February 20, 1895), one of the most brilliant orators of his generation, worked ceaselessly for the cause of abolition. Among his many achievements, Douglass became one of the early and important critical theorists of photography, a medium invented in 1839. In a series of lectures delivered between 1861-865, Douglass argued that photography had the power to shape people’s understandings of race and as such could be deployed to resist distorted representations of African Americans. Douglass, who was exceptionally aware of the power of his own image, sat for a number of portraits over several decades, circulating his image widely. His photographic portraits serve as the basis for a number of the works in this collection, including <a href="https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1193" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ivan Schwartz’s <em>Frederick Douglass</em></a>, created for the New York Historical Society.</p>
</div>
Still Image
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Original Format
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Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
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72 in. (182.88 cm.)
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Title
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<em>Frederick Douglass</em> (Baltimore, MD)
Creator
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Robinson, Marc Andre, 1972-
Subject
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<p>Subject (Topic)<br />Abolitionists--United States<br />Anti-slavery movements--United States<br />Maryland--History<br />Middle Atlantic States<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture<br />Slavery--Maryland</p>
<p>Subject (Name)<br />Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895</p>
<p>Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture</p>
Description
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The six-foot-tall bronze head of an elder Frederick Douglass is located in the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park in Baltimore’s southeastern waterfront. The textured and rough surface of Robinson’s work creates a sense of movement as light reflects off the uneven surface, highlighting the work’s divots and crests.
Source
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Photograph: Monument City, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/monumentcity/3335648921/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.flickr.com/photos/monumentcity/3335648921/</a>
Date
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Installed: June 2006
Contributor
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Living Classrooms Foundation; Steve Zeiger (Zeiger/Snead Architects); and Michael Vergason Landscape Architects - Landscape Architect.
Format
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JPEG
Language
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English
Type
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Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
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Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park, 1417 Thames Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21231, United States
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<p><em><strong>Informational placard adjacent to the work:</strong></em><br />Frederick Douglass Sculpture <br />(logo) Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park A Living Classroom <br /><br />Frederick Douglass is one of the best-known Americans of the 19th century. Schools, churches and other community buildings across the United States have been named after him. Known for bravery, vision, and insightfulness, Douglas fought for the rights of African Americans and women. He stressed equal rights and economic progress for all Americans. <br /><br />This bronze sculpture by Marc Andre Robinson, a Maryland Institute College of Art graduate, stands 6 feet tall wide and weighs 1,100 lbs. Mr. Robinson declares, "My ideas for the Frederick Douglass sculpture are meant to reflect collaborative art production and to emphasize the actual process of understanding and making history. The permanence of the bronze will function for the Living Classroom Foundation (and the Douglass-Myers Museum) as a monument to the seriousness of the indelible commitment to Baltimore youth." <br /><br />(Inscriptions below the images on the information plaque) <br />Go inside the museum building to see these and other bronze sculptures created by Living Classrooms Crossroads Middle School students, under the guidance of Marc Robinson, sculptor of the Frederick Douglass statue.</p>
Extent
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72 in. (182.88 cm.)
Medium
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Bronze
Rights Holder
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Renée Ater
Bibliographic Citation
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<p>"Frederick Douglass Sculpture." The Historical Marker Database, March 13, 2017. Accessed May 24, 2020, <a href="https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=103409" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=103409</a>.</p>
<p>White, Amy Brecount. "The Driving Forces Behind Maritime Park." Washington Post, October 27, 2006. Accessed May 24, 2020, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/26/AR2006102600448.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/26/AR2006102600448.html.</a></p>
<p>Living Classrooms Foundation Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park and Museum. Projects, Ziger/Snead Architects, Baltimore. Accessed May 24, 2020, <a href="http://www.zigersnead.com/projects/details/living-classrooms-foundation-frederick-douglass-isaac-myers-maritime-park-and-museum/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.zigersnead.com/projects/details/living-classrooms-foundation-frederick-douglass-isaac-myers-maritime-park-and-museum/</a>.</p>
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Rights
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Living Classrooms Foundation, 802 S. Caroline Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21231, United States
abolitionist
anti-slavery
Frederick Douglass
Marc Andre Robinson
Maryland