Renowned American abolitionist, orator, writer, statesman, and human rights advocate, Frederick Douglass was also, as the Library of Congress describes, a “firm believer in the power of pictures.” “Douglass saw photography’s value as a social leveler, as it became increasingly affordable to ordinary people in the last half of the...
Renowned American abolitionist, orator, writer, statesman, and human rights advocate, Frederick Douglass was also, as the Library of Congress describes, a “firm believer in the power of pictures.” “Douglass saw photography’s value as a social leveler, as it became increasingly affordable to ordinary people in the last half of the...