Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
WHERE: 1411 W. St., Anacostia neighborhood in southeast Washington D.C.
WHEN: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 or 5:00 p.m.
WHAT: Detailed tours of the former home of Frederick Douglass, including a film and visitor’s center.
Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in February of 1818 and spent the first years of his life moving from plantation to plantation, and owner to owner.
In 1838, after one failed attempt at escape, he did gain his freedom by wearing a borrowed Sailor Uniform and ID. From here he began his mission to educate people about the horrors of slavery. Fast becoming one of America’s first great black speakers, he gave his first public speech at the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society Annual Convention. His speech was eloquent and powerful and encouraged many people to rise up against slavery.
Some of his most noted accomplishments include writing his autobiography “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave”. Also, he was an advisor to Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863 and 1864 and a strong advocate of Women’s Rights. After many meetings and speeches he retired his post of the Consul to Haiti and went home to continue his fight against slavery. In 1895, after speaking at the National Council of Women, he died of a heart attack at his home in Anacostia Heights, Washington DC.
Other Washington DC Attractions: African American Civil War Museum and Memorial | Anacostia Museum & Center for African American History and Culture | Arlington National Cem. | Capitol Hill | FDR Memorial | Frederick Douglass National Historic Site | Howard University | Illuminations Tour | International Spy Museum | Jefferson Memorial | Korean War Memorial | Lincoln Memorial | Lincoln Park Washington DC | Martin Luther King Memorial Library | Mary McLeod Bethune House | National Cryptologic Museum | National Law Enforcement Memorial | National Law Enforcement Museum | National Museum of Crime & Punishment | Smithsonian Air & Space | Smithsonian African Art | Smithsonian American Art | Smithsonian Mus. of History | Smithsonian Museums on the National Mall | Smithsonian Native American | The Pentagon | The Supreme Court | U.S. Holocaust Memorial Mus. | U.S. Marine Corps Memorial | U.S. Naval Observatory | Vietnam War Memorial | Washington Monument | White House Tours | White House Visitors Center | White House Photo Op
