Douglass believed Edinburgh to be a racially enlightened city where he was “treated as a man, an equal brother,” still, there was plenty of work to be done in the rest of the UK. (Mural of him in Edinburgh on the building wher he stayed.)
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The owner of the building wanted a mural, and realised Douglass would be a suitable topic.
https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2023/03/the-story-behind-the-frederick-douglass-mural/
https://blog.historicenvironment.scot/2020/10/frederick-douglass/
And it does a great job of it - a fine piece of street art.