Helen Pitts Douglass quote: “Love came to me…

“Love came to me, and I was not afraid to marry the man I loved because of his color.”

– Helen Pitts Douglass

Helen Pitts Douglass and her husband Frederick Douglass. Her sister Eva stands in the background. The photograph was taken circa 1880

Note: photograph is of Helen Pitts Douglass and her husband Frederick Douglass. Her sister Eva stands in the background. The photograph was taken circa 1880.

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