Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass (center) in an 1881 flyer titled "Heroes of the Colored Race." To his left and right are Blanche Kelso Bruce and Hiram Rhoades Revels, both of whom were U.S. senators.

Originally published by J. Hoover. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Reproduction ID: LC-DIG-pga-01619

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