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Congressional leaders dedicate the Frederick Douglass statue at US Capitol

June 19, 2013

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Frederick Douglass statue unveiled inside the U.S. Capitol The New York Times WASHINGTON — Frederick Douglass, the enslave African turned abolitionist, believed in freedom and equality for “all of us, regardless of our race, gender, religion or sexual orientation,” his great-great-granddaughter said Wednesday at the unveiling of a statue of Douglass in the Capitol. The […]

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