Douglass

[duhg-luhs]

noun

1. Frederick, 1817–95, African American activist, abolitionist, author, and orator, born into slavery.

2. a male given name.

Example Sentences

As Douglass told us back in 1857, “Power concedes nothing without a demand.”

From Salon

I argued that Frederick Douglass and Ida B. Wells were doing the same work as Darnella Frazier: using journalism as a tool for witnessing and activism.

From Los Angeles Times

As Frederick Douglass once wrote of personal freedom, "...there can be no independence without a large share of self-dependence, and this virtue cannot be bestowed. It must be developed from within."

From Salon

Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass became two spokespeople for those who had lived as slaves.

From Salon

Marc Howard, founder and president of the Frederick Douglass Project for Justice, commended Knox for the humanity she brings to the project’s advisory council.

From Salon