03-11-2017 11:26 via baltimore.cbslocal.com

Commission Created For Frederick Douglass

BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A bipartisan bill has been signed by President Donald Trump to create a commission to plan for the bicentennial anniversary of the birth of abolitionist Frederick Douglas. That’s according to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun.
The bill was signed on Thursday. The Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission is just the 16th commemorative commission created by Congress since 1989. Only six of these commemorated specific individuals. Douglass is the first Afri
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