Frederick Douglass Home
Object Details
- Creator
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- Scope and Contents
- Narrator provides an overview of abolitionist Frederick Douglass' life, work, and spirit from his birth as a slave in Talbot County, Maryland to his death in Washington, D.C. Douglass' experiences with racial prejudice and segregation as well as his involvement in the Underground Railroad and civil rights movements, including women's rights, are explored. Douglass lived in New Bedford (Mass.), Rochester (N.Y.), the neighborhood of Anacostia in Washington, D.C., and England, where he fled for two years after writing "The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" in 1845. Douglass and his son Frederick Jr. recruited black men for the Civil War while his sons Lewis and Charles joined the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. While championing many reform causes, Douglass worked alongside William Lloyd Garrison, John Brown, Blanche Kelso Bruce, John Mercer Langston, Francis Cardozo, and May Wright Sewall.
- Narration. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. AV002692-1 and AV002692-2: same content. AV002692-1: sound beeps throughout recording. Dated 19731201.
- Date
- 1973
- Extent
- 1 Sound recording (cartridge, 1/4 inch)
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Narration
- Topic
- African Americans
- African American abolitionists
- Abolitionists
- Civil rights
- Civil rights leaders
- Antislavery movements
- Civil rights movements
- Slavery
- Underground Railroad
- Racism
- Race discrimination
- Segregation
- Slaves -- Emancipation
- Women's rights
- Historic sites
- Place
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Talbot County (Md.)
- New Bedford (Mass.)
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.)
- Rochester (N.Y.)
- United States
- England
- Collection Citation
- Anacostia Community Museum Programs and Projects, 1967-1989, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Identifier
- ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV002692-1
- Local Numbers
- ACMA AV002692-2
- General
- Title transcribed from physical asset.
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- Date
- 1967-1989