Frederick Douglass' Name Restored To East Nashville Park

USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee, The Tennessean
Wed, 03/22/2017 - 3:27pm

Mayor Megan Barry attended a ceremony at the park Wednesday to "clarify, rectify and recognize" the historic abolitionist.

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