Mural, Falls Road, Belfast [2]
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Mural, Falls Road, Belfast [2]
Image: © Rossographer Taken: 14 May 2008
Another mural on the 'International Wall' this depicts Frederick Douglass (1815-1895), a former slave who became one of the foremost leaders of the abolitionist movement which fought to end slavery within the United States in the decades prior to the Civil War. Douglass later served as an adviser to President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War and fought for the adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting rights and other civil liberties for blacks. He is still revered today for his contributions against racial injustice. See http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/douglass/home.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass for detailed biographies.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.599578
Longitude
-5.946517