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Frederick Douglass: The Most Photographed American of the 19th Century

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When he wasn’t out confronting slavery, the great social reformer was a photography fanboy from the technology's earliest days. A new book reveals his unique portrait collection.

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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

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