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Established in 1988 as a National Historic Site, the site preserves the home and estate of Frederick Douglass, one of the most prominent African Americans of the 19th century. Douglass lived in this house, which he named Cedar Hill, from 1877–1878 until his death in 1895.
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 ...
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.
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The Johnsons most famously gave shelter in 1838 to Frederick Douglass when he escaped slavery and his wife Anna Murray-Douglass at their house on 21 Seventh Street. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] When Frederick Douglass came to New Bedford, he had the surname Johnson, and Nathan Johnson suggested that he take the surname of Douglas based upon a figure from Walter ...
Live from Nashville is the second live album by the Canadian rock band Nickelback, released by BMG on November 15, 2024. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is the first commercially available live album releasing on CD, vinyl, and digital formats, respectively .
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.
On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, Governor Wes Moore signed bills HB390/ SB341 into law, actualizing the historic change from the Banneker-Douglass Museum to the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum. The name change honors the legacy of Harriet Tubman, the iconic abolitionist, suffragist, and humanitarian, alongside Benjamin Banneker and Frederick Douglass.