Frederick Douglass House

Creators

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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

1972-02-14

Recommended Citation

"Frederick Douglass House" (2021). Benjamin Lawson Hooks Papers images. 215.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-0445-hooks-gallery1/215