Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives kicked off its "One Million Abolitionists Project" where the organization leaders presents copies of Douglass' first autobiography to one million students. Published in 1845, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave" was Douglass's first and most popular autobiography and contradicted the racist mythology promoted by the business of slavery and helped turn the tide toward emancipation. Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives is an abolitionist organization co-founded by direct descendants of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington. Speaker Biography: Robert J. Benz is co-founder of Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives. Speaker Biography: Nettie Washington Douglass is co-founder & chairwoman of Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives. She is the great-granddaughter of Booker T. Washington and the great-great-granddaughter of Frederick Douglass. Speaker Biography: Andre Dawson is retired from the Los Angeles Police Department and serves as senior advisor to Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives. Speaker Biography: Kenneth Morris is co-founder & president of Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives. He is Nettie Washington Douglass's son, the great-great-grandson of Booker T. Washington and the great-great-great-grandson of Frederick Douglass. For transcript and more information, visit www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7937

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