Unfortunately, his recordings with the Victor Talking Machine Company were never released.
Aside from his work in music, Douglass was a conductor at Howard University. He often played slave spirituals that he learned as a child for family members.
Douglass’ widow, Fannie Douglass, donated his violin (which was a copy of the German Stradivarius) to the U.S. Dept of Interior after his death in 1935.
Little Known Black History Fact: Joseph Douglass was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
