“Today I held history in my hands! Your legacy and passion

for creating change is an inspiration.”

Founder & President, Frederick Douglass Family Foundation

Mr. Morris descends from two of the most important names in American history: he is the great-great-great grandson of Frederick Douglass and the great-great grandson of Booker T. Washington. His life until the year 2007 could be described as distinguished yet decisively disengaged from his lineage until Providence called. Today, Ken’s career and life path are driven by a mission to end human trafficking and all forms of servitude with a clear focus on the restoration of the dignity and well being of its victims. He could not have predicted that one day he would so fully embrace and be defined by the characteristics that so closely defined his famous ancestors.

Ken has appeared on television, radio and in newspaper articles (including CNN, Newsweek Video, PBS, NPR, the Tavis Smiley Show, the Bev Smith Show and the Washington Post).  In addition, he has lectured about the history of his family at universities all over the country including Columbia University, Morehouse College, Kennesaw State, UNLV, Tuskegee University and the Yale University Club of New York.  Mr. Morris recently appeared in the National Geographic documentary Civil Warriors commemorating the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War.

Ken received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of La Verne in January, 2012.  He has a beautiful wife, Diana, and two lovely daughters, Jenna and Nicole.
 

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