Frederick Douglass House

This video originally aired on Sunday, January 30, 2011.

About This Video

American History TV visits Cedar Hill, the Washington, D.C. home of Frederick Douglass, the ex-slave who wrote the influential Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, spoke out for women's rights, and pressed President Abraham Lincoln for the Emancipation Proclamation. Our tour guide is National Park Service Interpretive Ranger Kamal McClarin.

Keywords

US History, Slavery, Civil Rights

Related Subjects/Topics

  • U.S. History

Speakers

  • National Park Service Interpretive Ranger Kamal McClarin