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Source Collection
Benjamin Lawson Hooks papers, Preservation and Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
psc.mss0445.349_34.597_02
Description
Press release attached: "The Frederick Douglass Home, overlooking a view of the Nation's Capital from its Anacostia site, is now open as a national memorial to the equal rights leader and orator. The home, also known as Cedar Hill, underwent a complete restoration by the National Park Service and was formally dedicated February 14, 1972, on the 155th birthday anniversary of Douglass."
Date Created
6-2-2021
Date
1972-02-14
Recommended Citation
"Frederick Douglass House" (2021). Benjamin Lawson Hooks Papers images. 215.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-0445-hooks-gallery1/215
Keywords
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.
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