What Role Did Frederick Douglass Play In American History

Frederick Douglass, who played a major role in shaping black history . Lincoln’s birthday on the 12th and Douglass on the 14th.Since Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, the black community, along with other Republicans, had been celebrating the fallen President’s birthday. And since the late 1890s, black communities across the country had been celebrating Douglass’. Well aware of the pre-existing celebrations, Woodson built Negro History Week around traditional days of commemorating the black