Sunday, April 29, 2018

Frederick Douglass's Children
Introduction
 
How often do we see the son or daughter of a famous parent match or exceed that individual’s accomplishments? 
 
Abraham Lincoln had children. So had Thomas Edison.  What do we know of Martin Luther King’s offspring? 
 
Imagine the pressure each child must have felt to become somebody extraordinary.  Life does not permit that to happen, usually.  That is not to say that the child will not live a praise-worthy, productive life.   That child’s life becomes interesting if for no other reason than to contrast accomplishment.  Was he a chip off the old block?  Was she her mother’s best self?  If not, then by how much not?  And does that matter?
 
I was curious to learn what I could about Frederick Douglass’s children.  He had five, two girls and three boys.
 
Rosetta, born 1839
Lewis Henry, 1840
Frederick Jr., 1842
Charles Remond, 1844
Annie, 1849
 
I would like to share with you what I have discovered.


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