• Cedar Hill

    Frederick Douglass

    National Historic Site District of Columbia

History & Culture

The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site preserves the home and legacy of Frederick Douglass, a runaway slave, abolitionist, civil rights advocate, author and statesmen.

 
Douglass

Frederick Douglass's life and a list of Douglass resources on the web.

 
Cedar Hill

Cedar Hill, the home of Frederick Douglass.

Collections

The collection.

Did You Know?

The Growlery

At the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Washington, D.C. you can see a reconstruction of Frederick Douglass' "Growlery." It was a one room building with a stove, bed, and desk where Douglass could retreat to work and "growl" when he was in the mood.