Today’s feature truly shocked me. On this date in 1881, Frederick Douglass was appointed as the Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia. This may not sound too amazing until you realize that he was the first African-American appointed to an office that required senate confirmation. This wasn’t even his first nor only position. The Senate confirmed this “free black” by a vote of 47-8 by the U.S. Senate. He was nominated back on March 4 of that year. No matter why it was done, this is still a landmark thing to have happened! Especially on the sixtieth anniversary of Brown vs. the Board of Education landmark ruling with ended segregation. This is indeed a great day in African-American history!
For more info:
https://thelionofanacostia.wordpress.com/tag/recorder-of-deeds/
http://riceonhistory.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/douglass-recorder/
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/brown-v-board-six-decades-segregation-philadelphia
By the way, my thanks go to Bob Beckel from Fox News’ show The Five for the information on Brown vs. the Board of Education!
