Frederick Douglass: A Media Pioneer

What was Frederick Douglass widely recognized for during his lifetime?

• His role in the abolition of slavery and as a public speaker

• Being the first black president of the United States

• Writing the Declaration of Independence

• Inventing the camera

How did photography change the way people could represent themselves in the 19th century?

• It allowed only the wealthy to have portraits

• It made it possible for everyone, including the poor, to have portraits

• It was primarily used for landscape photography

• It was only used for official government documentation

What was one of Frederick Douglass's goals in using photography?

• To sell photographs for profit

• To reclaim and redefine the image of black people

• To document historical events

• To create a new art form

In what way did Douglass combine his skills to influence public perception?

• By writing novels and plays

• By combining his speaking skills with the distribution of his photographs

• By organizing art exhibitions

• By creating political cartoons

By the time of his death, how did Douglass's photographic presence compare to that of U.S. presidents?

• He was photographed only once

• He was never photographed

• He was photographed more than Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant

• He was photographed less than any president