The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded on February 12, 1909. This newspaper article highlights a celebration of the NAACP's 50th anniversary, at which George A. Singleton would be speaking.
Referencing Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and the NAACP, the article says, "By coincidence the birthdates of the three all fall on the same date, Feb. 12." Douglass's exact birth date, however, is actually unknown. The tendency to claim that it was the 12th likely has to do with the desire to draw connections between him and Lincoln. Regardless, this article shows us that many have used this day to celebrate the lives of both Lincoln and Douglass, as well as the founding of the NAACP.
Douglass celebrated his birthday on February 14, the day of love which was a personal rarity during his days in slavery. Supposedly, he overheard his master say that Fred was born in the middle of February.
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