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| September 6, 1866 in History |
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Event: Frederick Douglass is 1st U.S. black delegate to a national convention |
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black Convention delegate Douglass Frederick National Related Year: 1866 Related Events: September 6 Related Quotes: Frederick Douglass |
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Frederick Douglass History:
February 21, 1895 - North Carolina Legislature, adjourns for day to mark death of Frederick Douglass February 20, 1895 - Frederick Douglass, escaped slave, anti-slavery leader, dies at 77 July 1, 1889 - Frederick Douglass named Minister to Haiti June 23, 1888 - Frederick Douglass is 1st African-American nominated for president May 17, 1881 - Frederick Douglass appointed recorder of deeds for Washington D.C. December 3, 1847 - Frederick Douglass publishes 1st issue of his newspaper "North Star" September 3, 1838 - Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery disguised as a sailor February 14, 1817 - Frederick Douglass, African-American abolitionist/lecturer/editor More Notable Events on September 6: 1997 Princess Diana's funeral 1995 Cal Ripken, Jr. breaks Gehrig's record, plays in 2,131 straight games 1991 U.S.S.R. recognizes independence of the 3 Baltic republics 1978 Begin and Sadat meet at Camp David to discuss peace 1899 Carnation processes its 1st can of evaporated milk |
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