Journey Towards Equality
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When: March 13 and 25, 2010. The bus will begin boarding at 9:45 a.m. and leave promptly at 10:00 a.m. The tour will conclude at 1:00 p.m. Where: The bus will board at the Eastern Market Metro Station (orange and blue lines) and return to the same place at the end of the tour. Tickets: Reservations are required. $10 for adults, $8 for children. To make a reservation call (202) 546-1210 x23 or go online to rsvp@sewallbelmont.org. About the Locations: The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site preserves the legacy of the great orator and civil rights leader. Douglass fought for women's rights throughout his life and was at the first Seneca Falls Convention. The Sewall-Belmont House is the headquarters of the historic National Woman's Party and was the Washington home of its founder and Equal Rights Amendment author Alice Paul. The Mary McCleod Bethune Council House preserves the D.C. home of the famous educator, presidential advisor, and political activist. By her own words and example, Bethune demonstrated the value of education, a philosophy of universal love, and the wise and consistent use of political power in striving for racial and gender equality. |
Did You Know?
Family was a big part of Frederick Douglass' life at Cedar Hill. By the 1890s his four surviving children (a fifth had died as a baby) all lived in Washington, D.C. Between them they eventually gave Douglass twenty one grand kids, filling the halls of Cedar Hill with noise and activity. Douglass can be seen here with his grandson Joseph, who went on to become a famous violinist.