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Frederick Douglass and Helen Pitts Douglass remained married until his death in 1895. After his will was contested by his children, Helen secured loans in order to buy Cedar Hill and preserve it as a memorial to her late husband.
Oct 27, 2009 · She joined him, and the two were married in September 1838. They had five children together. From Slavery to Abolitionist Leader. After their marriage, the young couple moved to New Bedford,...
Helen Pitts Douglass (1838–1903) was an American suffragist, known for being the second wife of Frederick Douglass. She also created the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association, which became the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site.
After Anthony died in 1826, Douglass was given to Lucretia Auld, wife of Thomas Auld, who sent him to serve Thomas' brother Hugh Auld and his wife Sophia Auld in Baltimore. From the day he arrived, Sophia saw to it that Douglass was properly fed and clothed, and that he slept in a bed with sheets and a blanket. [24]
Jan 31, 2019 · On Jan. 24, 1884, Douglass and Helen Pitts were married in a small ceremony officiated by the Rev. Francis J. Grimké, at his home. Grimké, a leading Black minister of Washington, had also been enslaved from birth, also with a White father and an enslaved Black mother.
Apr 3, 2014 · Douglass married Anna Murray, a free Black woman, on September 15, 1838. Douglass had fallen in love with Murray, who assisted him in his final attempt to escape slavery in Baltimore.
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