releases: https://harris.house.gov/media/in-the-news/harris-co-sponsors-bill-celebrate-frederick-douglass
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| https://harris.house.gov/media/in-the-news/harris-co-sponsors-bill-celebrate-frederick-douglass | Harris Co-Sponsors Bill to Celebrate Frederick Douglass | 2017-06-27 | 2017 | 2017-06 | Republican | House | MD | Andy Harris | H001052 | harris.house.gov | legacy | Congressman Andy Harris has co-sponsored a bill that would create a commission to celebrate the bicentennial of the birth of famed former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass. In a statement issued by his office the Eastern Shore Republican called Douglass the father of the civil rights movement. The measure to create the commission is co-sponsored by D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton. Douglas was born in Talbot County in 1818 and escaped from slavery in 1838. He later become a leader in the abolitionist movement as a speaker and writer. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |