Jul 4, 20 frederick douglass and anna murray douglass had 5 children. The hidden history of anna murray douglass history. Frederick had not yet drawn the attention of prominent abolitionist leaders. Having a daughter made her father more aware of the complexities of racial and. Discovering anna murray douglass news southcoasttoday. Manuscriptmixed material anna murray douglass, my mother as i recall her, by rosetta douglass sprague about this item. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Rosetta douglass sprague 18391906 frederick douglass s oldest child, rosetta, was born in new bedford, massachusetts, shortly after her parents settled into freedom. Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names. Anna murraydouglassmy mother as i recall her source. Genealogy profile for rosetta sprague rosetta sprague douglass 1839 1906 genealogy genealogy for rosetta sprague douglass 1839 1906 family tree on. A new book by excommunicated w street douglassonian prof. Page 1 of anna murray douglass, my mother as i recall her, by rosetta douglass sprague. Frederick douglass and frank his dog this image of douglass, with his dog frank, was included in rosetta douglass sprague s book about her mother, anna murray douglass.
Rather than send his daughter to the all black school that the city set up, douglass sent his daughter to a private school and eventually resorted to tutors for her, and her. The millerite period 18311844as a slave in maryland, frederick douglass witnessed the falling of the stars in 1833 and believing it to be a sign of jesus second coming, rejoiced to be going to heaven with his savior. Rosetta douglass sprague 18391906, the oldest of the douglass children, was very close to both her parents throughout her life. Having a daughter made her father more aware of the complexities of racial and gender oppression, the hypocrisy of the north. Rosetta douglass sprague 18391906 what role is the educated negro woman to play in the uplifting of her race. Anna murray douglass was married to frederick douglass for 44 years. The great women in frederick douglasss life frederick. Flight and freedom on september 3, 1838, dressed as a mariner and carrying. In 1896, rosetta founded the national association of colored women nacw with ida wells barnett and harriet tubman. From this letter i knew that barrier was unmarried and that she lived somewhere around rochester. Rosetta douglass sprague 18391906 eldest daughter of frederick douglass, sprague converted to seventhday adventism in the 1890s and was a member of washington, d. The following books and sources were used in the creation of this site. Rosetta douglass sprague 18391906 find a grave memorial. Rosetta douglass lighting the way, historic women of the.
Rosetta douglass sprague mentioned several women, including miss barrier. The following is an excerpt from the book if i survive. Despite doing manual labor, douglass involvement with the antislavery movement successfully launched his career as a. When that cemetery closed she was moved to mount hope cemetery in rochester two days before douglass died in 1895. Charles douglass top left is nettie washington douglass. With little education and few skills, nathan was unable to keep a job and ended up in prison for mail theft. Rosetta douglass sprague 1839 june 24 1906 was a prominent africanamerican teacher and activist. Historically, historians have neglected, overlooked and speculated about anna murray douglass.
Rosetta douglass sprague archives citizen u primary. Name the first african american ordained minister of the seventhday adventist church edit. Rosetta douglass sprague 1839 june 24 1906 was a prominent african american teacher and activist. She married nathan sprague in 1863 and bore five daughters. She was a founding member of the national association for colored women. Stanley addresses the convention of disfranchised citizens of ohio. Daughter of frederick douglass, born june 24, 1839. Rosetta douglass sprague was a founding member of the national association of colored women. Frederick douglass, anna douglass, helen douglass, little annie douglass, rosetta douglass sprague, nathan sprague, louisa sprague, alice sprague, annie sprague, amy and isaac post along with their family, the porters, susan b. Frederick douglass daughter, rosetta douglass sprague, became a seventhday adventist in 1883, and attended church in washington, d. In anna murray douglass, my mother as i recall her, the douglass s daughter rosetta douglass sprague. Rosetta douglass historical records and family trees related to rosetta douglass. Anna murray douglass, my mother as i recall her, by.
Before beginning her family, she taught school in philadelphia. Raising the visibility of frederick douglass contribution to civil and human rights, to the centuriesold fight. The frederick douglass story continues to resonate afro. Anna murray douglass, my mother as i recall her, by rosetta douglass sprague contributor names sprague, rosetta douglass created published may 10, 1900. With six children to raise, rosetta was the main source of. Rosetta douglasssprague 18391906 frederick douglasss oldest child, rosetta, was born in new bedford, massachusetts, shortly after her parents settled into freedom. Resources the hidden history of anna murray douglass. Rosetta douglass historical records and family trees. She described her parents as two lives whose energy and best ability were exerted to make my life what it should be, and who gave me a home wherea cultivated brain and. Frederick douglass family tree although douglass was born in slavery and grew up without freedom, he was committed to making a better life for his family, especially his children. Since he had fought so long for the right to vote and residents of washington d. Douglass daughter rosetta and her husband nathan sprague lived in this house for several years before following her father to washington d. New bedford the arrival of frederick and anna murray douglass in new bedford on sept. Daughter of frederick and anna douglass, rosetta douglass sprague wrote a book about her mother, entitled my mother as i recall her.
He does tell us the name of the third lady rosetta douglass sprague, daughter of frederick douglass, indisputably the preeminent african american leader of the nineteenth century. Leigh fought has advanced research on the women in the world of dr. Leigh fought is the author of the awardwinning book women in the world of frederick douglass oxford university press, 2017, a biography of the great african american abolitionist frederick douglass through the eyes of the women who made his life and career possible. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Rosetta was born to anna murray douglass and frederick douglass in 1839, in new bedford. On the life of black abolitionist anna murray douglass aaihs. She was the daughter of rosetta douglass and granddaughter of frederick douglass she was the fifth oldest child of the seven children of rosetta douglass sprague and nathan sprague. So began rosetta douglass sprague, daughter of anna and frederick douglass, in a speech delivered in 1900 that later became the book my mother as. It remains one of the few works that focuses on anna murray douglass, in contrast to the hundreds that have been written on frederick douglass. Somewhat to the disappointment of her father, rosetta had prioritized marriage and family over following in his footsteps as a fulltime reformer. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. In 1845, the rochester board of education voted to close the public schools to black students. Frederick douglass 18181895 was an antislavery lecturer, a journalist, a writer and publisher, and the bestselling author of narrative of the life of frederick douglass, an american slave, followed by my bondage and my freedom, and life and times of frederick douglass. Douglass kept the house, however, listing himself as a boarder.
Rosetta married nathan sprague, a former slave and union soldier, on december 24, 1863. Rosetta douglass was born june 24, 1839, in new bedford, massachusetts, a year after her parents had escaped baltimore seeking asylum in the north. Right now, i have no idea, and this exemplifies the ways that i range far afield from my primary research focus and book. Two years later, speaking at a meeting of the bristol antislavery society, he gained. Narrative of the life of frederick douglass, an american slave. So began rosetta douglass sprague, daughter of anna and frederick douglass, in a speech delivered in 1900 that later became the book my mother as i recall her. But when white women set their caps after black men, those women go after them, said teabeau, laughing. On december 24, 1863, rosetta douglass married nathan sprague, a real estate businessman who was formerly enslaved, and together the couple had six children. The first monument to a black man, frederick douglass also see 1847, was established in rochester.