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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04997 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1880s |
| Title | Frederick Douglass to Robert Adams regarding African American voters |
| Date | 4 December 1888 |
| Author | Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) |
| Recipient | Adams, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He is disturbed over the "clamour raised for the disfranchisement of the colored voters of the South." Written on letterhead from Cedar Hill, Douglass's Washington, D.C. home. |
| Subjects | Jim Crow Suffrage Reconstruction African American History Civil Rights Government and Civics |
| People | Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) Adams, Robert (fl. 1888) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | African Americans; Government & Politics; Reconstruction |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Douglass was an American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman, and reformer. He was born a slave, learned to read from a kind owner, and escaped slavery by going North, where he became involved in several abolitionist groups. He published several newspapers. During Reconstruction he served as president of the Freedman's Savings Bank and worked with Haiti and Santo Domingo. In Washington, D.C. , Douglass was appointed Recorder of Deeds. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |