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BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE CELEBRATES 'FREDERICK DOUGLASS LANDING'

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Date: 20070905
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The City University of New York's Borough of Manhattan Community College issued the following news release:

On September 5, BMCC and the local Tribeca community celebrated the day when Frederick Douglass, the great African-American abolitionist, landed in Manhattan and experienced his first taste of freedom after fleeing a life of slavery. The college, in cooperation with City Councilman Alan Gerson, hosted the street naming ceremony in honor of Douglass.

The section of Chambers Street from West Street to the BMCC entrance ramp is now named "Frederick Douglass Landing" by the New York City ...

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