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NYUL celebrates 40th annual 'Frederick Douglass dinner'

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From: New York Beacon, The
Date: 20050615
Author:Bernard, Audrey J.

Bernard, Audrey J.
New York Beacon, The
06-15-2005
The New York Urban League's (NYUL) highest honor was bestowed upon four
extraordinary citizens at the League's 40th Annual Frederick Douglass
Dinner held on May 18, 2005 at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers. Each honoree
took home the prestigious Frederick Douglass Award adorned with words from
Douglass that, though written over a century ago, are appropriate today "I
know of no rights of race superior to the rights of humanity."

Steeped in a rich history and long legacy of service to New Yorkers that
dates back to 1919, the League was founded by an ...

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