Whom You Know: African Burial Ground National Monument to offer ‘Frederick Douglass: A Special Birthday Celebration’

Thursday, February 7, 2013

African Burial Ground National Monument to offer ‘Frederick Douglass: A Special Birthday Celebration’

Join African Burial Ground National Monument from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 14 as it celebrates Black History Month with “Frederick Douglass: A Special Birthday Celebration.”

Frederick Douglass is recognized as one of the greatest American anti-slavery leaders of the 1800s. Eloquent, smart and determined, Douglass gained fame as a speaker, began his own anti-slavery publications, and became a 'conductor' on the Underground Railroad. He was a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln and helped persuade Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. He also supported women's suffrage; and, is often described as the founder of the American civil rights movement. Many people found it hard to believe that such a great orator had been held enslaved. Douglass dispelled the belief by slaveholders that captive Africans did not have the intellectual capacity to function as independent American citizens. Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland in 1838. The exact date of Douglass' birth is unknown, but he chose to celebrate it on February 14.

African Burial Ground National Monument is part of the 5 Boro Tour, which is a self-guided tour of nine New York City Cultural organizations that are celebrating Black History Month through rich and innovative programming. Those institutions include: Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center - Queens Library, Louis Armstrong House Museum, Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art, National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Sandy Ground Historical Society Museum, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - New York Public Library, Weeksville Heritage Center and the Woodlawn Conservancy as well as African Burial Ground National Monument. For details on the tour, visit www.NYCbhm.org .

“We are pleased to be participating in the 5 Boro Tour,” said Shirley McKinney, superintendent of African Burial Ground National Monument, “and are especially looking forward to having this special program on Frederick Douglass as part of our commitment to the effort.”

Schedule of Activities at African Burial Ground National Monument

Throughout the Day: Quotes from Frederick Douglass will be read by staff throughout the day over the public address system.

11 A.M.: Film about either the Underground Railroad or Frederick Douglass will be shown.

NOON: A musical tribute to Frederick Douglass in the lobby of the Ted Weiss Federal Building by an internationally renowned musician Nana Kimati Dinizulu and his Grits and Cornbread Ensemble.

For more information about Dinizulu visit www.kimatidinizulu.com .

2 P.M.: 11 a.m.: Film about either the Underground Railroad or Frederick Douglass will be shown.

All activities are free; however, reservations are required and will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations may be made by calling (212) 637-2019. For additional information, visitwww.nps.gov/afbg/

Online: www.nps.gov/afbg

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ABOUT AFRICAN BURIAL GROUND NATIONAL MONUMENT

One of the most significant archaeological finds in U.S. History, the African Burial Ground is a 17th- and 18th-century cemetery that was rediscovered in 1991 when construction began on a federal office building in lower Manhattan. In 1993, the site was preserved as a National Historic Landmark by the Secretary of the Interior and was later designated as a National Monument by Presidential Proclamation on Feb. 27, 2006. The National Monument is part of an original 6.6-acre site containing the remains of approximately 15,000 people, making it the largest African cemetery excavated in North America.

How to Get There: The African Burial Ground National Monument is located at 290 Broadway, 1st Floor. The 4, 5, 6,R, W, J, M and Z trains (Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall) are one block from the site, the A train is three blocks away (Chambers Street) and the 1 train is 4 blocks away (Chambers Street) and the 2 and 3 trains are 2 blocks away (Park Place). The A, C and E are 3 blocks away (Chambers/World Trade Center).

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