Oct 14 | Community Day @ Frederick Douglass NHS

Come to the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site and celebrate 100 years of the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass.

12:00-4:00 Tour Frederick Douglass' last home, "Cedar Hill"

Play games on the lawn, just like the Douglass Family

Practice military drills with a civil war reenactor

Make arts & crafts

Listen to heroic tales from a storyteller

Learn about community resources from organizations in Wards 6, 7 & 8

12:30 Dance to the music of the Caribbean with the East of the River Steelband

2:00 Be inspired by Douglass' words with a speech by a Douglass reenactor

3:00 Enjoy the sound African American soul by Bill Haymon and the New Jazz Collective