In 1873, Frederick Douglass gave a speech at the third annual fair of the Tennessee Colored Agricultural and Mechanical Association. Here is the first image I’ve seen of the grounds where the fair was held, from the August 20, 1871, edition of the Nashville Republican Banner.

The Colored Fair Grounds, August 20, 1871


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