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The reconstructed "Growlery" where Douglass worked at his writing Douglass's study. After moving to his new house, Frederick Douglass read and also wrote his books in the studio that is located in the yard of the house, one of them was his last autobiographical book, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, first published in 1881 and reissued 10 years later. [2]
Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, c. February 14, 1818 [a] – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He became the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century.
In 1927, Granville Sevier, who was Mary Douglass Sevier's grandson, bought back the home, adding to it and renovating it. [3] His children bequeathed Sunnyside to the City of Nashville in 1945. [3] Three years later, in 1948, Sevier Park was established as a public park around the property. [3] The mansion was restored in 2004. [3]
The Frederick Douglass Addition, completed on June 30, 1965, is a 16-story building with 306 residents on .55-acre (0.22 ha) on Amsterdam Avenue between West 102nd and West 103rd Streets. [3] The Frederick Douglass Playground covers 1.945 acres (7,870 m 2), on Amsterdam Avenue between 100th and 102nd Streets. Land for the playground was ...
Quarters were issued with reverse designs commemorating national parks and sites in the order of which that park or site was deemed a national site. [3] The quarters from three states depict parks or sites that were previously portrayed on the state quarters (Grand Canyon in Arizona, Yosemite in California, and Mount Rushmore in South Dakota).
Professional dancer Emma Slater participates in and is the host of the "Dancing With the Stars Live 2024" tour which comes to Nashville's Opry House on Feb. 15, 2024.
[11] [5] [7] He started his surgical residency in July 1931 at the Cleveland City Hospital; he was the first Black intern to work there. [5] [6] [12] His two years in Cleveland included the study of thoracic surgery. [5] He then completed a surgical residency at Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School from 1933 to 1934. [5]
The two-story, 20,283-square foot property is at 11-15 Frederick Douglass Ave. It has sat vacant for more than 10 years. The city recently requested proposals from potential developers .