Frederick Douglass of Lynn Massachusetts

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Alan Foulds is a local historian who has written several historically related articles in addition to his book, “Boston’s Ballparks & Arenas.” He is a major contributor to the writing of “At Wood End.” Mr. Foulds is also Reading’s Town Moderator

Frederick Douglass was a larger-than-life figure in the abolitionist movement and in American history. Nearly forgotten are the eight years he lived in Lynn, Massachusetts. Although he writes very little of the city, it’s the place where he morphed into a movement leader and is the site of an infamous, but transforming incident aboard a train.

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