Was Helen pitts Douglass a African American?

Answer 1

No. Helen Pitts Douglass was white. She is the second wife of Frederick Douglass. They were married in 1884 until Frederick Douglass' death in 1895. Helen Pitts Douglass went to great lengths to make sure Frederick Douglass' home in Washington DC, called Cedar Hill, was preserved as a monument to Frederick Douglass and open to the public. Frederick Douglass' first wife Anna Murray Douglass was African American. Anna was a free black woman who helped Frederick escape from slavery. They were married in 1838 and had 5 children. She died in 1882.