1967 FREDERICK DOUGLASS #1290a Plate Block of 4 x 25 cents US Postage Stamps

1967 FREDERICK DOUGLASS #1290a Plate Block of 4 x 25 cents US Postage Stamps - On February 14, 1967 in Washington DC, the USPS honored Frederick Douglass, an American Abolitionist, women's suffragist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer. Called "The Sage of Anacostia" and "The Lion of Anacostia", Douglass was on of the most prominent figures in African-American history and US history. Born a slave in 1817, later escaped to the North and became a leader in the anti-slavery campaign. In 1872, Douglass became the very first African-American nominated as a Vice Presidential candidate in the U.S., running on the Equal Rights Party ticket with Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for President of the United States. His eloquent arguments in favor of emancipation and women's rights made him the most influential Black spokesman of the nineteenth century. This 25 cent stamp is part of the Prominent American Series. ( Prominent American Series, Anti-Slavery, Emancipation, Women's Rights )

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