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Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

Attraction

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

1411 W Street SE, 20020-4813, DC

The home of renowned orator, freed slave and advocate for abolishing slavery, Frederick Douglass lived in Washington, D.C., in the late 1800s, living in this home from 1878 until his death in 1895. The site is managed by the National Park Service and children can earn Junior Ranger badges by learning more about Douglass and his life.