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Frederick Douglass (1817 - 1895), Vice Presidential Candidate

Frederick Douglass (1817 - 1895), Vice Presidential Candidate

Author, former slave, and abolitionist, Douglass was the first African-American vice presidential nominee, on the Equal Rights Party ticket headed by Victoria Woodhull in 1872.

In this photo: Frederick Douglass

Photo: Library of Congress/Getty Images

Jan 01, 1879
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