2026年2月12日 20:57 UTC（路透社）
华盛顿，2月12日（路透社） – 美国众议院领导人周四将其记者画廊以弗雷德里克·道格拉斯命名，这距离这位19世纪著名演说家和废奴主义者成为国会记者团首位黑人成员已过去150年。
共和党众议院议长迈克·约翰逊在记者工作间门口揭幕了一块新标牌，上面写着“弗雷德里克·道格拉斯记者画廊”。约翰逊身旁站着几位受邀嘉宾和一些曾推动纪念道格拉斯的议员。
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约翰逊表示：“或许没有哪个美国人比他更成功地凭借笔的力量和有力的声音构建了自己的人生和遗产，并且他将这种力量在这个机构中发挥了巨大作用。”
这场仪式于2月12日举行，当天是亚伯拉罕·林肯总统的诞辰日，林肯签署了废除美国奴隶制的《解放宣言》；两天后，2月14日是道格拉斯的生日。
道格拉斯出生于奴隶制下，确切出生日期不详。
1838年，道格拉斯逃亡成功，随后成为作家、演说家和社会改革家，曾在英国、爱尔兰和苏格兰巡回演讲。1871年至1875年期间，他曾是美国众议院和参议院记者团成员。
美国政治领袖常于2月（美国黑人历史月）纪念道格拉斯。
周四的这场活动在美国前总统唐纳德·特朗普的第二任期内显得尤为特别。特朗普作为共和党人，曾推动美国文化和历史机构移除他所谓的“反美”意识形态内容。
这一运动导致美国拆除了聚焦奴隶制遗产的展览，并重新树立美国内战中反对美国的邦联领导人雕像。
然而，特朗普此前曾赞扬过道格拉斯。2017年其第一任期内，特朗普称道格拉斯“是一个做得非常出色且越来越受到认可的典范”。
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US Congress names press gallery for abolitionist Frederick Douglass
February 12, 2026 8:57 PM UTC / Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday named its press gallery after Frederick Douglass, 150 years after the famed 19th-century orator and abolitionist became the first Black member of the congressional press corps.
Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a new sign reading “Frederick Douglass Press Gallery” over the door to rooms where reporters work. Johnson was flanked by a handful of guests and some lawmakers who had pushed to honor Douglass.
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“Perhaps more successfully than any American of his time, Douglass built a life and legacy off the power of his pen, and his powerful voice, and he wielded that power to great effect in this institution,” Johnson said.
The ceremony took place on February 12, the birth date of President Abraham Lincoln, who signed the Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery in the United States, and two days before February 14, the date Douglass celebrated his birthday.
Douglass was born into slavery and his exact birth date is unknown.
Douglass escaped in 1838 and became known as an author, speaker and social reformer, including speaking tours in England, Ireland and Scotland. He was a member of the U.S. House and Senate press galleries from 1871 to 1875.
Political leaders often honor Douglass during February, which is Black History Month in the U.S.
The event on Thursday was unusual for the second presidential term of Donald Trump, a Republican who has pushed U.S. cultural and historical institutions to remove what he calls “anti-American” ideology.
The campaign has led to the dismantling of exhibits focusing on the legacy of slavery and the restoration of statues of Confederate leaders who fought against the United States in the Civil War that ended slavery.
However, Trump has praised Douglass before. In 2017, during his first term, Trump called Douglass “an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more.”
Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Cynthia Osterman
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