Nobody I know calls DC Washington. Only people who really say it are pundits using it as synecdoche "Congress" or "The Capital".
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(He did not know until years later that his friend was, in fact, spelling it wrong, and the characters in the book had the more common spelling "Douglas" But by this time he was already published under the name "Douglass" and it seemed too late to change it)
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(Moral of the story: Be careful when making major life decisions based on advice from white friends)
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Until I learned this fact I'd assumed he was doing the same thing Dubois did and reclaiming the name.
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His autobiographical writing is fascinating. Although perhaps a bit...much for an 8 year old.
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