Tour of Frederick Douglass Home (Cedar Hill)

Frederick Douglass House (Cedar Hill)

On a rainy Friday morning in late February ten fearless souls braved the elements to conduct a tour of the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, DC. The U.S. National Park Service tour guide provided glimpses of history of the house, the life and “good trouble” of Frederick Douglass himself, and the range of human rights causes he supported all his life. Included in that fight was the rights for women as it was beginning to burgeon as a nationwide movement (he was one of 32 men and the only black man to attend the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848). After the tour of the house and grounds, including what one would consider his “man cave” where he escaped the activity of the main house, we toured the visitor center, watched a video of his life, and read many inspiring quotes from Mr. Douglass who was said to be the most famous African American in the world during his life. Coincidentally, our tour occurred on the anniversary of his death on February 20, 1895 – 131 years ago.