Douglass family
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| Douglass | |
|---|---|
 Frederick Douglass (right, sitting) with grandson Joseph Douglass (left, standing) (ca 1890s). | |
| Parent family | Bailey |
| Country | United States |
| Etymology | Douglas |
| Place of origin | Cordova, Talbot County, Maryland, US |
| Founded | 1830s |
| Founder | Frederick Douglass |
| Estate(s) | Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Douglass Place |
Douglass is an American family originating from Cordova, Maryland, United States, by primogenitor Frederick Douglass (né Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, 1818–1895).
Frederick Douglass assumed the surname from the poem The Lady of the Lake (1810) by Sir Walter Scott, after his escape from slavery to hide from his former master, upon proposal by a friend:He explains in his first autobiography:[1]
I gave Mr. Johnson the privilege of choosing me a name, but told him he must not take from me the name of "Frederick." I must hold on to that, to preserve a sense of my identity. Mr. Johnson had just been reading the Lady of the Lake, and at once suggested that my name be "Douglass."
Members in selection
- Frederick Douglass (1818–1895), statesman, writer
- Anna Murray-Douglass (1813–1882) abolitionist, first wife of Frederick Douglass
- Rosetta Douglass (1839–1906), teacher and activist
- Fredericka Douglass Sprague Perry (1872–1943), philanthropist
- Lewis Henry Douglass (1840–1908), soldier
- Frederick Douglass, Jr. (1842–1892), abolitionist, essayist, newspaper editor, soldier
- Charles Remond Douglass (1844–1920), soldier, clerk
- Joseph Douglass (1871–1935), musician
- Annie Douglass (1849-1860, died aged 10)
- Rosetta Douglass (1839–1906), teacher and activist
- Helen Pitts Douglass (1838–1903), suffragist, second wife of Frederick Douglass
See also
Media related to Category:Frederick Douglass' family at Wikimedia Commons
- List of things named after Frederick Douglass
- Frederick Douglass Memorial
- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
- Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge
References
- ^ Douglass, Frederick (1845). Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Written by Himself. Boston, Massachusetts: The Anti-Slavery Office. p. 112.