The name "Douglass"
Time: 1839
Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Details: After meeting and staying with Nathan and Mary Johnson, they adopted Douglass as their married name: Douglass had grown up using his mother's surname of Bailey; after escaping slavery he had changed his surname first to Stanley and then to Johnson. In New Bedford, the latter was such a common name that he wanted one that was more distinctive, and asked Nathan Johnson to choose a suitable surname. Nathan suggested "Douglass," after having read the poem "The Lady of the Lake" by Walter Scott, in which two of the principal characters have the surname "Douglas".
‹ Earlier in historyFirst published description of Photography1839 Later in history ›Charles Barry toured Britain1839
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