Frederick Douglass's youngest son, Charles, was 23 years old when he started working for the Freedmen’s Bureau in 1867. He was also a fervent baseball player and an organizer of a Black DC baseball club called the Alerts. 🗃️ - ThreadSky

stephenwest.bsky.social • 8 days ago

Frederick Douglass's youngest son, Charles, was 23 years old when he started working for the Freedmen’s Bureau in 1867.

He was also a fervent baseball player and an organizer of a Black DC baseball club called the Alerts. 🗃️