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1. Douglass, Frederick (Bright)
   Provides a picture and a short biography of this influential 19th Century African American.

2. Douglass, Frederick (America's Story)
   Provides a short biography. 12-00

3. Douglass, Frederick (ExploreDC.org)
   Provides a picture and a short biography of this influential 19th Century African American.

4. Douglass, Frederick (Awesome Library)

5. Douglass, Frederick (Wikipedia.org)
   "Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, c. 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer. Called 'The Sage of Anacostia' and 'The Lion of Anacostia,' Douglass was the most prominent African-American of his time, and one of the most influential lecturers and authors in American history." 8-05

6. Douglass, Frederick (Rochester.edu - Thomas)
   "Frederick Douglass was one of the foremost leaders of the abolitionist movement, which fought to end slavery within the United States in the decades prior to the Civil War." 8-05

7. Douglass, Frederick (PBS.org)
   "Frederick Douglass stood at the podium, trembling with nervousness. Before him sat abolitionists who had travelled to the Massachusetts island of Nantucket. Only 23 years old at the time, Douglass overcame his nervousness and gave a stirring, eloquent speech about his life as a slave." 8-05

8. Douglass, Frederick (Library of Congress)
   "The Frederick Douglass Papers at the Library of Congress presents the papers of the nineteenth-century African-American abolitionist who escaped from slavery and then risked his own freedom by becoming an outspoken antislavery lecturer, writer, and publisher. The release of the Douglass Papers, from the Library of Congress's Manuscript Division, contains approximately 7,400 items (38,000 images) relating to Douglass' life as an escaped slave, abolitionist, editor, orator, and public servant. The papers span the years 1841 to 1964, with the bulk of the material from 1862 to 1895. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches and articles by Douglass and his contemporaries, a draft of his autobiography, financial and legal papers, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous items." 8-05

9. Douglass, Frederick

10. African American Biographies (WETA - ExploreDC.org)
    Presents profiles of famous African Amerians, including Marian Anderson, Benjamin Banneker, Marion Barry, Mary McLeod Bethune, Edward Brooke, Anna Cooper, Frederick Douglass, Charles Drew, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Duke Ellington, Charles Houston, Langston Hughes, Sharon Pratt Kelly, John Mercer Langston, Alain Locke, Thurgood Marshall, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Hugh Price, A. Philip Randolph, Addison Scurlock, Mary Church Terrell, Walter Washington, Anthony Williams, and Carter Woodson. 5-01

11. Black History Month (ABC News)
    "Black History Month began as 'Negro History Week' in 1926. Historian and scholar Carter G. Woodson was troubled by the lack of recognition blacks received in American history books. He launched an initiative to bring attention to the contributions black people had made to the United States. He chose the second week of February to recognize black history because it marked the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and President Lincoln." 6-02

12. Black History Month Resources (HistoryChannel.com)
    "In 1926 Woodson organized the first annual Negro History Week, which took place during the second week of February. Woodson chose this date to co-incide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln - two men who had greatly impacted the black population." 02-06

13. Black History (Biography.com)
    "In an effort to bring national attention to the contributions of black Americans, Woodson organized the first annual Negro History Week in 1926. He chose the second week of February in honor of the birthdays of pivotal black supporters Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln." 02-06