Frederick Douglass House & Art Museum Field Trip

Join us for a unique experience exploring the life and impact of Frederick Douglass. The chartered bus trip will first take us to Frederick Douglass’ House (https://www.nps.gov/frdo/index.htm) in Washington, DC to explore the place where he lived from 1877 until his death in 1895. Here he composed some of his most impactful speeches.

Next, we will visit the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) – featuring the amazing 5-channel video piece Lesson of the Hour about Frederick Douglass by artist Isaac Julien (https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/isaac-julien).

"Julien weaves together reenacted scenes from Douglass’ life and lectures, filming at his historic home in Washington, DC, and a restaged studio of famed Black photographer J.P. Ball (1825–1904) as he makes a portrait of Douglass. Images of contemporary Baltimore—the city where Douglass was enslaved and escaped from bondage in 1838—including footage of fireworks and protests in 2015 following the death of Freddie Gray, Jr. while in police custody, are interspersed as the struggle to make good on America’s promise of equality continues."

This trip is free. Tickets to Frederick Douglass’ House are Included. Students will be given money to eat lunch in Chinatown, DC. SAAM is a free museum. 

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