To highlight the role that Anna Murray played in the life of her husband Frederick Douglass, Ms. Murray’s plum-colored wedding gown was recreated for an event held on the couple’s 184th anniversary.
Her custom Vera Wang wedding gown cost an estimated $100,000 and featured a waist-cinching Mister Pearl bodice. The Beckhams also wore now-iconic matching purple outfits for their wedding reception.
The brides wore plum-colored silk. One of them, Anna Murray, was married Sept. 15, 1838, to Frederick Johnson, who had recently escaped from slavery. Born Frederick Bailey, he had used the surnames ...
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