EPISODE · Feb 13, 2025 · 43 MIN
Frederick Douglass's Nebraska Sister
from Nebraska History Podcast · host Nebraska State Historical Society
Frederick Douglass, one of the most renowned leaders of the abolitionist movement, had an adopted sister, Ruth Cox Adams, who later lived in Nebraska. Her experiences may have influenced Douglass’s belief that the full liberation of Black Americans required the political empowerment of women.This episode explores this relationship through the 2010 Nebraska History Magazine article, "Always on My Mind: Frederick Douglass’s Nebraska Sister," by Tekla Ali Johnson, John R. Wunder, and Abigail B. Anderson.
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