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Anna Murray Douglass (1813 – August 4, 1882) was an American abolitionist, member of the Underground Railroad, and the first wife of American social reformer and statesman Frederick Douglass, from 1838 to her death.
May 13, 2024 · Anna Murray Douglass (born c. 1813, Denton, Maryland, U.S.—died August 4, 1882, Washington, D.C.) was an abolitionist, an agent on the Underground Railroad, and a mother of five who lived a life of service to her community. In 1838, she married Frederick Douglass, and throughout her life she demonstrated a fierce, steadfast, and unassuming ...
Mar 5, 2018 · The Hidden History of Anna Murray Douglass. Although she’s often overshadowed by her husband, Frederick Douglass, Anna made his work possible. Lorraine Boissoneault. March 5, 2018. Anna...
Jul 10, 2020 · NPS Photo. Anna Murray Douglass was the first wife of Frederick Douglass and the mother of all five of their children. Not much research beyond a surface level is available on Anna and how she played a critical role in Frederick’s success.
Feb 11, 2007 · Anna Murray Douglass is best known as the first wife of black abolitionist Frederick Douglass . Her life illustrates the challenges facing women who were married to famous men. Born as a free black in rural Maryland, her parents, Mary and Bambarra Murray, were manumitted shortly before her birth.
Nov 29, 2018 · On the Life of Black Abolitionist Anna Murray Douglass. *This post is part of our online forum on the life of Frederick Douglass. Anna Murray Douglass helped Frederick escape from slavery, and continued to support his abolitionist work for the rest of her life (Wikimedia Commons). “She drew around herself a certain reserve,” Rosetta ...
Jul 6, 2020 · Anna Murray Douglass, Frederick Douglass' first wife, helped the abolitionist leader escape slavery and supported his anti-slavery work for years, according to historian Leigh Fought,...
