Plaque

Frederick Douglass

Erection date: 20/2/2013

Inscription

Frederick Douglass 1818 - 1895, American social reformer, author, orator and statesman, stayed in a house on this site, 1846.
Embassy of the United States
Nubian Jak Community Trust

The house was 5 Whitehead's Grove - you can see a short terrace of houses here on this 1865 map.

Site: Vera Atkins + Frederick Douglass (2 memorials)

SW3, Sloane Avenue, Nell Gwynn House

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Frederick Douglass

Social reformer, writer and statesman. Born Frederick Augustus Washington Bai...

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Embassy of the United States

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