Brown University

Frederick Douglass (Hillsdale, Michigan)

Description

Abstract:
Located on Hillsdale College’s Liberty Walk, the bronze statue of Frederick Douglass is the first African American figure to be included on the Liberty Walk. The bearded Douglass clasps his hands around a book, his torso turning gently leftward as he shifts his weight to his left leg.
Notes:
Frederick Douglass (Hillsdale, Michigan), Brown University Library
Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, Center for Digital Scholarship, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)

Access Conditions

Rights
In Copyright
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

Bruce Wolfe Ltd., "Frederick Douglass (Hillsdale, Michigan)" (2017). Black Abolitionists: Tubman, Douglass, Truth. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:bd8e7jh2/

Relations

Collection:

  • Black Abolitionists: Tubman, Douglass, Truth

    The monuments and memorials in this collection commemorate the extraordinary achievements of three U.S. Black abolitionist and freedom seekers: Harriet Tubman, née Araminta Ross, (c. 1822-1913); Frederick Douglass (c. 1818-1895); and Sojourner Truth (1797-1883).

    Born into slavery on Maryland’s Eastern …

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