Frederick Douglass' Paper

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Object Details

Published by

Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895

Description

The July 28, 1854 issue of Frederick Douglass' Paper, a Rochester-based weekly newspaper published and edited by Frederick Douglass that centered on antislavery efforts and other social reform causes. The title [Frederick Douglass' Paper] is printed in large text across the top, just underneath the title are the issue details printed between two horizontal black lines: [Vol. VII, No. 32, ROCHESTER, N.Y. FRIDAY JULY 28, 1854., Whole Number 344]. The text of the paper is densely concentrated in seven vertical columns and there is both a vertical and horizontal crease through the center. An inscription of the name [Stephen Reeves] is written in black ink at the top right corner of the front page. The last page contains a large advertisement: "Call for a National Emigration Convention of Colored Men to be held in Cleveland Ohio" and is signed in print by Martin R. Delany.

Transcription Center Status

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

July 28, 1854

Object number

2014.63.10

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

newspapers

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W (open): 26 1/2 × 38 in. (67.3 × 96.5 cm)

H x W (closed): 26 1/2 × 19 1/8 in. (67.3 × 48.5 cm)

Place printed

Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Books and Published Materials

Movement

Abolitionist movement

Colonization movement

Exhibition

Slavery and Freedom

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Education

Fugitive enslaved

International affairs

Mass media

Self-liberation

Slavery

Social reform

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f5f576bf-0b85-4a16-bddf-704b72f21cab

Record ID

nmaahc_2014.63.10