Frederick Douglass's newspaper office in Washington, D.C.
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Frederick Douglass's newspaper office in Washington, D.C. was the editorial and publishing headquarters from which the famed abolitionist and orator produced and disseminated his influential antislavery and civil rights journalism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
editorial headquarters
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newspaper office → publishing headquarters → |
| associatedField |
abolitionism
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civil rights movement → journalism → |
| associatedMovement |
African American civil rights movement
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antislavery movement → |
| associatedPerson |
Frederick Douglass
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| associatedWith |
Frederick Douglass
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| category |
African American newspapers
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abolitionist press → |
| city |
Washington, D.C.
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| continent |
North America
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| country |
United States
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| editorialFocus |
African American citizenship rights
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ending slavery in the United States → political reform → racial equality → |
| editorInChief |
Frederick Douglass
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| function |
distribution of antislavery writings
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platform for African American voices → production of newspapers → |
| historicalRole |
platform for antislavery advocacy
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platform for post–Civil War civil rights advocacy → |
| languageOfPublication |
English
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| locatedIn |
Washington, D.C.
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| medium |
print newspaper
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| notableFor |
African American press history
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abolitionist editorials → antislavery journalism → civil rights journalism → |
| owner |
Frederick Douglass
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| politicalAlignment |
abolitionist movement
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civil rights advocacy → |
| primaryUse |
journalism
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newspaper editing → newspaper publishing → |
| region |
District of Columbia
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| significance |
center of Frederick Douglass's Washington-based publishing activities
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hub for dissemination of Douglass's speeches and writings → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Helen Pitts Douglass
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employer |