H. RES. 137 is a resolution proposed in the House of Representatives to rename a group of rooms in the United States Capitol as the “Frederick Douglass Press Gallery.” This resolution honors Frederick Douglass, who was an influential journalist, speaker, and abolitionist. Douglass was notably...
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In the U.S. Capitol, some special rooms for reporters are being given a new name to honor Frederick Douglass, who was a brave man that worked hard to make life better for everyone. He was the first Black journalist allowed in those rooms, and now they want to remember him by naming the rooms after him.