
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand @gillibrandny
Like many enslaved people, Frederick Douglass didn't know his exact birthday. Today was the day he chose as his own. He lived in Rochester for 25 years, fighting for abolition, suffrage, and becoming one of the greatest writers and orators in American history. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/QggVNYJALc — PolitiTweet.org