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Anna Murray Douglass helped Frederick escape from ... This was especially important for the Douglass family, since Frederick was away from home so frequently. Upon Frederick’s return from ...
"The story of Frederick Douglass ... family moved to Rochester, of which Douglass said, "I shall always feel more at home (in Rochester) than anywhere else in the country." In contrast, Anna ...
Apparently neither Douglass' children by Anna nor Miss Pitts' family supported the marriage. The importance of the early relationship of Frederick and Anna Murray Douglass in Baltimore and the ...
Just days after the anniversary of one of Frederick Douglass' most iconic speeches, people are drawing attention to the woman who made his work possible. Anna Murray ... for her family by doing ...
Her name was Anna Murray Douglass. One of 12 children ... struggled to maintain the family amid much that would dampen the courage of many a young woman of to-day." It was also dangerous ...
Anna Murray Douglass, played in his life. “There wouldn’t have been a Frederick without Anna,” said Erica Mock, the Executive Director of Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives in Rochester.
On Feb.10, the organization hosted a panel event during which they highlighted the works of Anna Murray Douglass ... a timeline and images of the Douglass family. 540WMain is seeking to change ...
Anna Murray Douglass worked to support the family when they first moved to Massachusetts by taking in laundry and sewing shoes. Later, when Douglass began to travel tirelessly for work ...
An art installation depicting Anna Murray Douglass ... there are only two pictures of Murray Douglass he could use as reference, “and there’s not much written about her either. She was the backbone of ...
Pittsford, N.Y. – Students in Pittsford had the opportunity this week to chat with a descendant of one of Rochester’s most prominent historical figures. Kenneth B. Morris, Jr. is the great ...
An art installation depicting Anna Murray Douglass ... there are only two pictures of Murray Douglass he could use as reference, “and there’s not much written about her either. She was the backbone of ...