NYC city council sanctioned a slave market, with a reference made to Frederick Douglass's questions.

The entities involved

• Manhattan →

  borough of New York City, New York, United States

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• city council →

  legislative body that governs a city, municipality or local government area

  • Council questioned the mayor regarding spending practices.Mon 17:45
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• Frederick Douglass →

  African-American social reformer, writer, and abolitionist (c. 1818–1895)

  • Frederick Douglass is reported to have escaped from a plantation in Maryland, while Bridgwater hosted tours of abolitionist speakers.Mon 08:57

Related events

• Frederick Douglass advised Abraham Lincoln on issues of Black inclusion and equal pay during the Civil War.Sep 20
• Frederick Douglass addressed Emancipation Day in East Saginaw.Sep 10