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PLAN FOR FREDERICK DOUGLASS TRIBUTE NIXED

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From: United Press International
Date: 20040209
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United Press International
02-09-2004
Plan for Frederick Douglass tribute nixed

EASTON, Md., Feb 09, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Maryland's Talbot County Council has overruled a proposal for a memorial to abolitionist Frederick Douglass on the courthouse lawn.

Citing the tradition of reserving courthouse lawn space for just veterans, the council suggested the library or a town park as a suitable place to honor the famed orator and author, the Baltimore Sun reported Monday.

The move has enraged supporters of a Douglass memorial.

"We have a Confederate soldier there at the top ...

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