Sanford D. Bishop Jr. tweeted the following:
"(4/4) Douglass was never sure of his exact birthday or age, but he chose to celebrate every year on February 14th. This #BlackHistoryMonth, let us remember the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass and his courageous activism amid great adversity."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Sanford D. Bishop Jr.:
"(1/4) Happy #FrederickDouglassDay! Frederick Douglass was an American abolitionist leader, public speaker and author who was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818."Read on Twitter
"(2/4) He bravely escaped his captors in 1838 and settled in Massachusetts where he would start a family and become a renowned anti-slavery activist before and during the Civil War."Read on Twitter
"(3/4) Throughout his life, he published three autobiographies and was a skilled orator who delivered dozens of speeches in support of abolition, suffrage, and equality for women and people of color."Read on Twitter
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