Frederick Douglass
You're Dead to Me
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Is Douglas Douglas in Danger?
In 1874, he was parachuted into govern a new bank set up to protect the savings of African-American war veterans. Sadly, it couldn't stop $3 million in losses, belonging to 60,000 black families. He instead became federal marshal of the District of Columbia,. meaning he was the first ever African-American to be chosen for a role by the President and approved by the Senate. By 1881, he was on to his third autobiography, Life and Time, Separate Douglas.
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