Frederick Douglass Papers

Going to the Library of Congress (LOC) web site is something everyone should do regularly. The special collections available online are amazing. Case in point: The Frederick Douglass Papers. Frederick Douglass was many things during the course of his life. He was a runaway slave, abolitionist, lecturer, writer, publisher, and public servant.  The LOC has amassed a collection of over 7,400 items relating to Douglass' life.