{"value"=>"<p>This scrapbook (1895-1950) is about the legacy of Frederick Douglass and contains clippings from a variety of both African American and mainstream newspapers. Coverage includes the many efforts made to memorialize Douglass, including renaming streets in New York City, a library memorial plaque in New Bedford, Massachusetts, a statue in Washington, DC, flying flags at half mast to commemorate his birthday in Boston, Massachusetts, and attempts at preserving his home in Washington, DC. Several articles compare Douglass to Abraham Lincoln, presenting them as contemporaries particularly because of their close birthdays, but other articles point out Douglass' criticism of the President Lincoln. There are also copies of several obituaries as well as reprintings of speeches given by Douglass.</p>"}