Historedia
Person

Frederick Douglass

Events
4
Episodes
8
Years
1841–1899

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Frederick Douglass, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Frederick Douglass speaks at the Nantucket Anti-Slavery Convention

    1841

    Role: Speaker

    1. 1841 · NantucketSpeech at Nantucket Convention

      Douglass spoke at the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society's annual convention in Nantucket, a few days after first hearing Garrison speak in New Bedford in 1841.

  2. Frederick Douglass delivers 'What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?'

    1852

    Role: Speaker

    1. July 5, 1852 · Corinthian HallDelivery at Corinthian Hall

      Frederick Douglass delivered the speech on July 5, 1852, at Corinthian Hall in Rochester, New York, at a meeting organized by the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society.

    2. July 5, 1852 · Corinthian HallCritique of American Values

      Douglass argued that American values like liberty and citizenship were offenses to enslaved people who lacked those rights, highlighting the contradiction between national ethos and slave treatment.

    3. July 5, 1852 · Corinthian HallCritique of Religion and Law

      Douglass criticized religious silence on slavery, charging ministers with blasphemy, and directly criticized the Fugitive Slave Act, claiming the Constitution was an abolitionist document.

  3. Victoria Woodhull nominated for President of the United States

    1872–1873

    Role: Running Mate

    1. 1872-1873 · United StatesAge Ineligibility

      Woodhull was ineligible for the presidency because she would not reach the constitutional minimum age of 35 until 1873.

    2. 1872 · United StatesElectoral Outcome and Voting Obstruction

      Woodhull received no electoral votes in the 1872 election, and an arrest prevented her from attempting to vote.

    3. May 10 - June 6, 1872 · Apollo HallEqual Rights Party Nomination

      The Equal Rights Party nominated Victoria Woodhull for president on May 10, 1872, at Apollo Hall in New York City.

  4. Frederick Douglass Monument unveiled in Rochester

    1899

    Role: Memorialized Subject

    1. 1899 · Rochester, New YorkFrederick Douglass Monument Unveiling

      A statue of Frederick Douglass was unveiled in Rochester, New York, in 1899, marking the first U.S. monument for a specific African-American person.

Sources

  1. Frederick Douglass Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
  2. What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02
  3. Victoria Woodhull Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01