MI HR0023

Declares February 14, 2025, as Frederick Douglass Day in Michigan, marking the 207th anniversary of his birth

Honors Douglass's life as a self-educated escaped slave who became a prominent abolitionist orator and advocate for Black Americans as free and equal citizens

Recognizes Douglass's connections to Michigan through visits to Detroit, Hillsdale, and Ypsilanti where he met with abolitionists and gave civil rights speeches

Acknowledges his Civil War service recruiting the first Black military unit in U.S. history, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, which included his sons Charles and Lewis

Notes his public service as U.S. Marshal for D.C., Recorder of Deeds for D.C., and Minister to Haiti