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On February 20, 1895, Douglass attended a meeting of the National Council of Women in Washington, D.C. During that meeting, he was brought to the platform and given a standing ovation by the audience. Shortly after he returned home, Frederick Douglass died of a massive heart attack or stroke in his adopted hometown of Washington, D.C.
1837: Abolitionist Elijah Lovejoy is murdered. 1838: Frederick Douglass escapes slavery and becomes active in the abolitionist cause. 1840: Formation of the Liberty Party which ran presidential candidates in 1840 and 1844. 1844: John Quincy Adams finally wins repeal of the Gag Rule in Congress. 1846: Wilmot Proviso, prohibiting slavery in any territory taken from Mexico, is passed in the House, but defeated in the Senate.