Frederick Douglass
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1411 W St SE, Washington, DC
Joined July 2014
🌟 It's that time of year again! 🌟 Announcing the 2025 Frederick Douglass Oratorical Contest!!! Be like Frederick Douglass, become an orator and recite one of his famous speeches!
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Today we honor our founder, Dr. Carter G. Woodson—visionary historian, educator, & architect of Blk History Month. ✊🏾📚 On this #ASALHFoundersDay, we recommit to preserve, promote, and share the history and culture of people of African descent. Our story IS America’s story. 🇺🇸🖤
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There are so many amazing @NatlParkService places in the National Capital Area. Take a walk, a bike ride, a Metro trip, or a drive to see impressive natural, cultural, and historic treasures. Click here to plan your next adventure: https://t.co/y4EV0eY1w8
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We want to extend our deepest thanks to the @NatlParkService staff at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House and Frederick Douglass National Historic Site for their exceptional guidance during our Teacher Program electives this year!
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Congrats to the intrepid teachers who explored the history beneath their feet during last week's Civil War Washington #TeacherPD! Thanks to our fantastic partners, @TudorPlace, @FredDouglassNPS, @NationalMallNPS, and @LincolnsCottage for making the week a success! #TeachCivilWar
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This remarkable ensemble of personal effects belonged to Frederick Douglass and is featured in Superfine: Tailoring Black Style. Included are his top hat, cane, pocket watch, comb, sunglasses, monogrammed dress shirts, and a tailored black coat—testaments to the great orator’s
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Abraham Lincoln’s walking stick given by Mary Lincoln to Frederick Douglass. @NatlParkService @FredDouglassNPS
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Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson was born 149 years ago today in New Canton, Virginia. Happy Birthday! 🥳🥳🥳
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Join us next Sat., 12/14/24 @ 2pm as we celebrate the 149th Bday of Dr. Carter G. Woodson! #CarterGWoodson #BlackHistory @ASALH @DunbarHSDC @NatlParkService
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🌟 Meet us at the 2024 #HBCUWeek Conference "Raising the Bar: Where Excellence and Opportunity Meet" from Sept 15-19 in Philadelphia, PA. Learn about our mission & careers! Register: https://t.co/gDhUkqWBJO Explore DOI Careers: https://t.co/vCLSJopxQY
#FederalJobs #WorkWithUs
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If you're a student ages 6-18 years old, test your public speaking skills either through a virtual contest or an in-person option. ASL interpreters will be available so that deaf and hard of hearing students can compete. Learn more and APPLY at ——>
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🌟 It's that time of year again! 🌟 Announcing the 2024 Frederick Douglass Oratorical Contest!!! Be like Frederick Douglass, become an orator and recite one of his famous speeches!
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🌟Touring the Frederick Douglass House with my #WHHTI24 fellow teachers!😀 #D61Learns, @DarienSD61, @WhiteHouseHsty, @FredDouglassNPS
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#OTD in 1896, Mary Church Terrell and fellow activists Frances E.W. Harper, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, and Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin founded the National Association of Colored Women. They worked to address social issues such as lynching and suffrage.
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“Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it may be a diamond in the rough.” “My great battle all my life has been in opening doors.” Mary Jane McLeod Bethune was born 149 years ago today in Mayesville, South Carolina. #MaryMcLeodBethune #BlackHistory #BlackWomensHistory #ImbibeIt
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Join us on 7/13 as we celebrate the 50th anniv. of the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial in Lincoln Park! This was the first memorial to honor an African American & a woman on federal land in a public park in D.C. #MaryMcLeodBethune #BlackHistory #ImbibeIt @NCNWHQ @bethunecookman
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Join us @FredDouglassNPS on 7/4 for our annual program “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” @ 11am with a re-enactment of the speech, music by DC Strings Workshop, & house tours. The site will be open til 5 pm! #FrederickDouglass #BlackHistory #IndependenceDay #FourthOfJuly
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Join us at Lincoln Park (East Capitol St & 12th St, SE) on 6/19 as we celebrate #Juneteenth with Frederick Douglass from 6:30 to 8 pm! #Freedom #FrederickDouglass #BlackHistory
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Happy Women’s History Month!
Today is the first day of National #WomensHistoryMonth! This is a time to celebrate the vital role of women in American history & culture throughout the month of March. The theme of this year’s month-long observance is: "Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion".
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