Synonyms for frederick douglass
fred·er·ick dou·glass

Princeton's WordNet

1. Douglass, Frederick Douglassnoun

   United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895)

Matched Categories

1. • Abolitionist

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1. Nina Smith:

   Donald Trump is in no position to give anyone advice on combating racism, but were glad to have another chance to talk about Frederick Douglass and his legacy, pete was proud to name his comprehensive plan to dismantle systemic racism after one of Americas most recognized leaders, Mr. Douglass, with input and support from his descendants.

2. Eleanor Holmes Norton:

   Although formerly enslaved Americans paid for this statue, the design and sculpting process was done without their input or participation, and it shows, the statue fails to depict how enslaved African Americans pressed for their own emancipation. At the time, they had only recently been liberated from slavery and were grateful for any recognition of their freedom. However, in his keynote address at the unveiling of the statue, Frederick Douglass pointedly did not praise the statue, and, indeed, in private remarks, went as far as to say, it ‘showed the Negro on his knee when a more manly attitude would have been indicative of freedom.’.

3. Lester Holt:

   They took bold, courageous action in line with the legacy of Frederick Douglass, to the legacy that involves women who marched down Pennsylvania Avenue, and all those folks who shed blood on the bridge in 1965 to pass the Voting Rights Act, and now, we have in 2021, the Texas Legislature.

4. Charles Koch:

   We talk here about dollars and raising money and they are absolutely critical to getting this done, but they alone will not do the job. We know this from the successful movements in our country's history. It took the full commitment from the founding fathers, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the thousands of others who led successful movements. To defy the odds stacked against them, these leaders had to pledge their lives, fortunes and their sacred honor -- often at great personal sacrifice.