"Frederick Douglass, The Colored Champion of Freedom," 1872-1874
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Frederick Douglass, abolitionist and reform journalist, is depicted in the early 1860s around the time that he advised President Lincoln regarding African Americans. Douglass became a leader in the anti-slavery movement when he spontaneously stood up and spoke at an abolitionist meeting in 1841. His gut-wrenching tales about life on the plantation in Maryland turned thousands of skeptical Americans into active abolitionists.
Frederick Douglass, abolitionist and reform journalist, is depicted in the early 1860s around the time that he advised President Lincoln regarding African Americans. Douglass became a leader in the anti-slavery movement when he spontaneously stood up and spoke at an abolitionist meeting in 1841. His gut-wrenching tales about life on the plantation in Maryland turned thousands of skeptical Americans into active abolitionists.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1872-1874
Subject Date
circa 1860
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
95.24.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Printing (Process)
Color
Brown
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 17 in
Width: 13.5 in
Inscriptions
Printed below image: Frederick Douglass [facsimile signature] / FREDERICK DOUGLASS. / THE COLORED CHAMPION OF FREEDOM / PUBLISHED BY CURRIER & IVES 125 NASSAU AND 33 SPRUCE ST. NEW YORK. /
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