Rediscovering Frederick Douglass

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A mysterious photo of abolitionist leader, social reformer, women’s rights advocate, author and orator Frederick Douglass was discovered in the fall of 2015 in the Special Collections of the Rochester Public Library. The historic find was made during routine repairs of a scrapbook in the collection that was more than 100 years old.

Join a team of historians and photography experts as they investigate the photo’s past and work to preserve its future, offing unique opportunity to look deeper into the life of an extraordinary man and his surprising relationship with the art and politics of early photography.

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