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Text about the 2024 Frederick Douglass Oratorical Contest

2024 Frederick Douglass Oratorical Contest

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

Special Event
  • Dec 4, 2024 at 9:00 AM
  • Free

Annually, the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site hosts an Oratorical Contest for students 6-18 years old. Students perform a part of a Frederick Douglass speech that they learn from memory before a panel of judges.  This year's contest will take place December 4-5 (online) and December 6-7 (in-person). 

Fees

This event is free to attend.

Schedule

Date:

Dec 4, 2024

Time:

9:00 AM

Duration:

7 hours

Event Type

  • Children’s Program
  • Performance
Tags: black history, afraican american history, oratory, performance, civil rights, kids and youth, speeches, frederick douglass , frederick douglass home, public speaking, power of words