Lewis Henry Douglass

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African-American activist Civil War veteran Union Army soldier human typesetter

Lewis Henry Douglass was the eldest son of abolitionist Frederick Douglass, known for his service as a Union soldier in the Civil War and his work as a typesetter and activist in Washington, D.C.

Aliases (2)

Charles Remond Douglass ×1
Frederick Douglass Jr. ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African-American activist → Civil War veteran → Union Army soldier → human → typesetter →
causeAdvocated	African-American civil rights → abolition of slavery →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
ethnicGroup	African American →
familyName	Douglass →
father	Frederick Douglass →
givenName	Lewis →
knownFor	activism and printing work in Washington, D.C. → being the eldest son of Frederick Douglass → service in the 54th Massachusetts during the Civil War →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment →
militaryBranch	Union Army → United States Army →
mother	Anna Murray Douglass →
notableFamily	Douglass family →
notableRelative	Anna Murray Douglass → Frederick Douglass →
notableWork	letters describing the 54th Massachusetts and the Civil War →
occupation	civil rights activist → printer → soldier → typesetter →
participantIn	American Civil War → Assault on Fort Wagner →
placeOfActivity	Massachusetts → New York State → Washington, D.C. →
politicalAlignment	Republican Party (19th century United States) →
positionHeld	sergeant major →
residence	Boston, Massachusetts → Rochester, New York → Washington, D.C. →
sexOrGender	male →
sibling	Annie Douglass → Charles Remond Douglass → Frederick Douglass Jr. → Rosetta Douglass →
workedAt	Frederick Douglass’ Newspaper operations → The New National Era →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anna Murray Douglass → Anna Murray Douglass ("Frederick Douglass Jr.") → Anna Murray Douglass ("Charles Remond Douglass") →	motherOf