Frederick Douglass’ Name Misspelled on Several City Signs

Written by Jasmine

It has been reported that a total of five Rochester city signs have Frederick Douglass’ name misspelled. If you happen to be walking, biking or driving in the Northland-Lyceum area near Bausch and Lomb, you may have noticed this.

According to News10NBC, all of these signs, which point to the Northeast College Preparatory School at the Douglass Campus, are spelled “Douglas”, instead of the correct spelling of “Douglass”.

It’s unclear how long the signs have been up, but a City of Rochester spokeswoman did confirm that the quote “production error” would soon be fixed. Several community leaders were shocked to learn of this mistake.

When asked about his opinion on this new development, longtime Frederick Douglass advocate, Reverend Julius Jackson stated, “I think that’s kind of ridiculous. Douglass should be on everybody’s mind, but there’s people that don’t even know he’s buried here.”

Hopefully this issue gets resolved sooner than later.