Historical Illustration: Washington, D.C.--the new administration--colored citizens paying their respects to Marshall Frederick Douglass, in his office at the city hall

Frederick Douglass

Historical Illustration: Washington, D.C.--the new administration--colored citizens paying their respects to Marshall Frederick Douglass, in his office at the city hall

1877

Historical Illustration

The Library of Congress features an 1877 historical illustration, featured in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, that depicts Frederick Douglass--a formerly enslaved African American, who became known for his prominent role in the abolitionist movement as well as for his speeches and writing against the institution of slavery--in an office, dressed in a suit, and shaking hands with an African American man who is flanked by three other African American men. Behind them, a white man sits reading a paper with his legs crossed.

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