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Frederick Douglass - First African American nominated for Vice President of the United States

Time: Thursday Jun 6, 1872

Place: U.S.

Details: In 1872, Douglass became the first African American nominated for Vice President of the United States, as Victoria Woodhull's running mate on the Equal Rights Party ticket. He was nominated without his knowledge. Douglass neither campaigned for the ticket nor acknowledged that he had been nominated.

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