Frederick Douglass (1818-1895)

Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Chester County, dedicated 2006.

West Chester Univ. campus, between Library and Main Hall, facing High St.

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Champion of human freedom, African American abolitionist, newspaper editor, U.S. Colored Troops recruiter, U.S. ambassador to Haiti, and orator, Frederick Douglass gave his last public address "Against Lynch Law" here on February 1, 1895. A frequent visitor to West Chester, Douglass denounced lynching and bigotry and urged freedom, justice, and equality for all Americans. The Frederick Douglass Institute here maintains Douglass' legacy.

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Historical maps covering this location

1872 · Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks counties. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1889 · Composite: Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1891 · Map of Pennsylvania. 93 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1901 · West Chester, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1904 · West Chester, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1901, covering the location of Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), with a pin at the marker's coordinates — West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1901, covering this location. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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