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Frederick Douglass, a champion of human freedom, African American abolitionist, newspaper editor, U.S. Colored Troops recruiter, U.S. ambassador to Haiti, and orator, gave his last public address, "Against Lynch Law," here on February 1, 1895. A frequent visitor to West Chester, Douglass denounced lynching and bigotry and urged freedom, justice, and equality for all Americans.
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West Chester, Pennsylvania · United States
