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Ground broken for Frederick Douglass Resource Center in Rochester, N.Y.

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From: Daily Record (Rochester, NY)
Date: 20070927
Author:Tara E Buck

Rochester Mayor Robert J. Duffy joined a host of other elected officials to break ground Tuesday for the new Frederick Douglass Resource Center, which will be built at 36-38 King Street in the Susan B. Anthony District.

Frederick Douglass Center Executive Director Rev. Errol E. Hunt said the site "will be a visible and tangible institution that will lift up the heritage of African-American contributions to America through the work of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman and others."

Douglass was one of the foremost leaders of the abolitionist movement. He served as an advisor to President ...

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