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Frederick Douglass is resigning as ambassador to Hayti...
Frederick Douglass is resigning as ambassador to Hayti...
Item # 694574
August 11, 1891
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11, 1891
* Frederick Douglass resignation
* Ambassador to Haiti - Hayti
* Abolitionist - social reformer
The top of page 3 has a print of: "Frederick Douglass" and a report headed: "Ministerial Changes" "Fred Douglass Resigns--Shannon Minister to Costa Rica--Grubb Coming Home".
The report includes: "Hon. Frederick Douglass, U.S. minister to Haiti, has tendered his resignation to the department of state...Mr. Douglass...does not give his reasons for resigning...It had been rumored several times of late that Mr. Douglass had intended to resign, so that this action on his part was not entirely unexpected...".
Four pages, archivally rejoined at the irregular spine, chipping and minor tears at margins, fragile and should be handled carefully.
AI notes: Frederick Douglass resigned as U.S. Minister Resident and Consul General to Haiti in July 1891. He had been appointed by President Benjamin Harrison in 1889. During his tenure, Douglass worked to improve relations between the U.S. and Haiti but grew increasingly frustrated with how the U.S. government treated Haiti and with the way he was sidelined during sensitive negotiations, particularly around the U.S. attempt to acquire the naval base at Môle Saint-Nicolas. Feeling disrespected and used, Douglass stepped down, later criticizing U.S. imperialism and racism in his writings and speeches about the experience.
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