| Interment Location | Visited | |
|---|---|---|
| Rochester, NY | April 17, 2010 |
Fast Facts
Born: February 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland
Spouses: Anna Murray Douglass (m. 1838-1882); Helen Pitts Douglass (m. 1884-1895)
Died: February 20, 1895 in Washington, D.C.
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Age: 76 or 77
Interment: Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York
This is Frederick Douglass’s cane, on loan from the National Park Service to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Accompanying exhibit text reads, “This cane is carved with images from Frederick Douglass’s life. He used objects like this to remind people of his journey from slavery to freedom.”
Sources Consulted
Brown, DeNeen L. “Frederick Douglass needed to see Lincoln. Would the president meet with a former slave?” Washington Post. February 14, 2018. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/02/14/frederick-douglass-needed-to-see-lincoln-would-the-president-meet-with-a-former-slave/?noredirect=on.
Hendrix, Steve. “Frederick Douglass died Feb. 20, 1895, just hours after his public makeup with Susan B. Anthony.” Washington Post. February 18, 2019. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/02/18/frederick-douglass-died-feb-just-hours-after-his-public-make-up-with-susan-b-anthony/.
White, Jonathan W. and Scott Sandage. “What Frederick Douglass Had to Say About Monuments.” Smithsonian Magazine. June 30, 2020. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-frederick-douglass-had-say-about-monuments-180975225/.
