@ajplus: Frederick Douglass was the most photographed American of the 19th century. But why did he rarely smile in his photos? Find the full video and sources here: http://bit.ly/3JREwDb #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #FrederickDouglass #Photography #ILearnedOnTikTok
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Thursday 09 February 2023 18:03:08 GMT
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Lauren :
Are you seriously asking why he didn’t smile? 🫠
2023-02-11 01:38:19
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Lines And Curves :
You can’t ignore how conventionally handsome he was also
2023-02-10 10:25:26
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kodie🇦🇺 :
bro was majestic and handsome
2023-02-10 10:53:05
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ᑲᑲᥡgіrᥣzһᥲrіі :
Being in his position, pretty much wasn’t a reason to smile
2023-02-10 22:32:21
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Self_aware_hermit :
I feel like Laurence Fishburne should have played Frederick Douglass in a movie.
2023-02-10 11:52:59
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Zaria🖤 :
…wym why I wouldn’t smile either 😑
2023-02-11 03:13:19
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Wait hold on Sojourner was recent enough to be photographed???? Am I slow
2026-03-28 02:50:14
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detmem :
No one smiled in photos in early photography
2023-02-10 13:45:21
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Olivia_Twyst :
He was gorgeous 😳
2023-02-10 12:08:03
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C. Jay Conrod :
Um, NOBODY smiled in early photographs because they took so long to take. Y'all read entirely too much into it.
2023-03-03 23:42:00
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Zachary Eggleton :
It was also technical that they couldn’t smile. Exposure times were super long so they had to remain motionless.
2023-02-10 14:34:41
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Quel Mc :
Extremely handsome. Even in old age.
2023-02-10 17:13:21
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Erika Simon599 :
Serious times
2023-02-10 20:25:51
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itsbeakay :
This is why I love photography and why it’s still so important to take photos today. #takemorephotos
2023-02-09 20:26:14
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Beah Artemisia 🍉 :
He was hella handsome and definitely iconic. This is beautiful.
2023-02-10 15:20:42
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The Fashionable Lawyer :
I’ve never thought about it bc I’ve never seen anyone smiling in pics from that era.
2023-02-12 18:19:58
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leon brown 🤎 :
🥰🥰 thank you for sharing did not know that he was the most photographed person in his time 🥰🥰
2023-02-09 22:18:47
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𓂃 . 𐑞 madds ︶ ⟢ :
what did he have to smile about? 😭
2023-02-11 14:32:28
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C☆JUN :
Cuz what would he have the need to smile for? 🤨
2023-02-11 15:03:20
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Kifaya :
He knew one day we were going to need his images ❤️he gave us pride 🖤 dignified honorable visionary man. May he RIP
2023-02-10 23:31:44
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DCThomas001 :
He was a man with a purpose. You can see it in his eyes that unbreakable will of a strong man, mentally focused to do the work god put him there to do
2023-02-21 14:49:40
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ericramirez5585 :
I think he didn't smile is because taking a photo back then took so long
2023-02-10 10:44:04
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Millamoroc :
Is he the man that refused to let his wife learn how to read and made her serve his white mistress?
2025-03-02 15:02:55
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