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Definition of Douglass
1. Noun. United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895).
Definition of Douglass
1. Proper noun. (surname from=Scottish Gaelic dot=), a less common spelling of Douglas. ¹
2. Proper noun. (surnames male given name). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Douglass
Literary usage of Douglass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of national biography by Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (1901)
"douglass always accompanied the working party, and was the first to land and the
... In 1861 douglass became resident engineer on the Wolf Rock lighthouse; ..."
2. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present by Joseph Sabin, Wilberforce Eames, Bibliographical Society of America, Robert William Glenroie Vail (1873)
"douglass. American Slavery. Report of a Public Meeting held at Finsbury Chapel,
... douglass, and others. Arguments, Pro and Con, on the call for a National ..."
3. A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 to 1901 by Thomas Allston Brown (1903)
"DAVID douglass' THEATRES THE next theatre built in this city was on ... This theatre
was erected by David douglass, who had married Hallam's widow. ..."
4. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"MCGREGOR. lass white oak and burr-oak timber enough for one hundred thousand (100000)
first-class oil- barrel staves, for which the said Stephen A. douglass ..."
5. Men of Our Times; Or, Leading Patriots of the Day: Being Narratives of the by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1868)
"The Opportunity for Every Man in « Republic—The Depth Below a White Man's
Poverty—The Starting Point whence Fred douglass Raised Himself— His Mother—Her ..."
6. The Works of Charles Sumner by Charles Sumner (1883)
"In making this allegation you defend the Commissioners to San Domingo, and allege
that Mr. douglass was well treated by them. I have never said the contrary ..."
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