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Anacostia Communy Museum
1901 Fort Place SE, 202/ 630-4820.
Mon-Sun, 10 am to 5 pm, Closed December 25.
The mission of the Anacostia
Community Museum is to challenge perceptions, broaden perspectives, generate
new knowledge, and deepen understanding about the ever-changing concepts
and realities of ‘community’ while maintaining its strong
ties to Anacostia and the D.C. Metropolitan region.
http://anacostia.si.edu
Black Fashion Museum
2007 Vermont Avenue, NW, 202/
667-0744. By appointment only.
At the Black Fashion Museum,
you can see exhibits of antique and recent garments along with memorabilia
that illustrate the important contributions of Black people to the fashion
industry -- past, present and future. Learn about Elizabeth Keckley, the
first "known" Black dressmaker to sew for a President's wife
(Mary Todd Lincoln) and
Ann Lowe, who designed the wedding gown of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
http://www.bfmdc.org
Frederick Douglass National
Historic Site
1411 W Street, SE, 202/ 426-5961.
Daily, 9 am to 5 pm. Call to schedule tour.
Frederick Douglass, abolitionist,
writer, orator and presidential appointee, lived on this estate named
"Cedar Hill" from 1877 until his death in 1895. The home is
furnished much as it was during Douglass's time with personal mementoes,
gifts from friends, and his treasured books. There are exhibits and publications
in the Visitor's Center. Administered by the National Park Service.
http://www.nps.gov/frdo
Mary McLeod Bethune Council
House National Historic Site
1318 Vermont Avenue, NW, 202/
673-2402. Mon-Sat, 10 am to 4pm.
Mary McLeod Bethune, educator,
civil rights activist, advisor to four presidents, and founder of the
National Council of Negro Women, made this Victorian townhouse her headquarters
and home. Now, it is a museum and archive containing the largest collection
of documents relating to African American women, a permanent collection
of photographs, and personal effects from Mrs. Bethune's life. Open for
research by appointment only. Administered by the National Park Service.
http://www.nps.gov/mamc
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