A Study of the Preservation and Administration of "Cedar Hill": The Home of Frederick Douglass

Harley S. 1989. A Study of the Preservation and Administration of "Cedar Hill": The Home of Frederick Douglass. Park Administrative Histories. National Park Service

This study details the history and preservation of Cedar Hill, the home of Frederick Douglass, from Douglass' death in 1895 to the house's acquisition by the National Park Service in 1962. The report covers the efforts of Frederick Douglass' widow Helen Pitts Douglass, the National Association of Colored Women and the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association to preserve Cedar Hill.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Harley, Sharon
Date of Issue
1989-01-27
Publisher
National Park Service
Units
FRDO , NACE , NCR
Keywords
administrative history, African-American history, Black history, history program

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