Frederick Douglass's Bible

Oxford University Press1889

U.S. Department of the Interior Museum Program
Washington, D.C., United States

This bible belonged to Frederick Douglass. It was given to him by members of the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. before he left the country in 1889. Douglass just had been appointed by President Benjamin Harrison to serve as U.S. Minister and Consul General in Haiti. The leather-bound bible was published by Oxford University Press and contains both the Old and New Testaments.

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Title: Frederick Douglass's Bible
Creator: Oxford University Press
Date Created: 1889
Physical Dimensions: L 28.0, W 18.0 cm
Subject Keywords: Frederick Douglass, bible, Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior Museum Program
Original Source: Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Medium: leather, paper

U.S. Department of the Interior Museum Program

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