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The memorials will recognize two important but less-recognized figures from the Douglass family.

Frederick Douglass' first wife Anna Murray Douglass and their daughter Rosetta Douglass Sprague lived in Rochester and called it home.

Frederick Douglass, African American abolitionist, orator, newspaper publisher, and author who is famous for his first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself. He became the first Black U.S. marshal and was the most photographed American man of the 19th century.

For decades, visitors entering Grove Hall from Roxbury by foot, car, or bus were greeted by a derelict brick wall and an overgrown empty lot next to the neighborhood’s busy Post Office and business district. It was hardly the first impression that community members were looking for. Today, thanks to a grass-roots effort of volunteers and artists, those coming into Grove Hall

"The Douglass Women" online event showcases Murray Douglass and Rosetta Douglass Sprague, their daughter.