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Eat Your Hearts Out, Hirsute Hipsters

Of the many amazing attributes of Frederick Douglass that dignitaries detailed at the Wednesday unveiling of his Emancipation Hall statue, there was nothing said of how ahead of the curve he was in fashion.

Michael E. Crutcher, Sr. of Historical Presentations and an impersonator of Fredrick Douglass, was on hand for the statue dedication ceremony in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitors Center of the U.S. Capitol.  (Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call.)
Michael E. Crutcher Sr. of Historical Presentations and an impersonator of Fredrick Douglass, was on hand for the statue dedication ceremony in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on Wednesday. (Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call)

He had a great head of hair that would have made the most dedicated H Street hipster weep in jealousy.

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