Frederick Douglass abolitionist writer political activist reformer has been called the most important African-American of the 1800s. He was also the most photographed American of the 1800s. Douglass who escaped enslavement to work tirelessly on behalf of his fellow African-Americans realized the importance of photography in ending slavery and achieving civil rights. The many portraits of Douglass showed the world what freedom and dignity looked like.
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