Douglass family

Douglass is an American family originating from Cordova, Maryland, United States, by primogenitor Frederick Douglass (né Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, 1818–1895).

Douglass
Frederick Douglass (right, sitting) with grandson Joseph Douglass (left, standing) (ca 1890s).
Parent familyBailey
CountryUnited States
EtymologyDouglas
Place of originCordova, Talbot County, Maryland, US
Founded1830s
FounderFrederick Douglass
Estate(s)Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Douglass Place

Frederick Douglass assumed the surname from the poem The Lady of the Lake (1810) by Sir Walter Scott, after his escape from slavery to hide from his former master, upon proposal by a friend:He explains in his first autobiography:[1]

I gave Mr. Johnson the privilege of choosing me a name, but told him he must not take from me the name of "Frederick." I must hold on to that, to preserve a sense of my identity. Mr. Johnson had just been reading the Lady of the Lake, and at once suggested that my name be "Douglass."

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See also

References
  1. Douglass, Frederick (1845). Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Written by Himself. Boston, Massachusetts: The Anti-Slavery Office. p. 112.
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