The Literature Network - GOP leaders pledge aid for Frederick Douglass' home. (Newsmakers).(funding for restoration of historic site )(Brief Article)

GOP leaders pledge aid for Frederick Douglass' home. (Newsmakers).(funding for restoration of historic site )(Brief Article)

Content courtesy of

From: Jet
Date: 20030526
Author:

Republican Congressional leaders have pledged nearly $1 million to refurbish the home of abolitionist Frederick Douglass in southeast Washington, D.C.

They signed a resolution during a ceremony at the Douglass home that they will present to Congress to earmark $955,000 for the restoration of the historic site.

Speaker J. Dennis Hastert was joined by Senators Bill Frist of Tennessee and Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and other leaders, along with special guest Frederick Douglass IV of Baltimore, the great-great grandson of the 19th century abolitionist.

Speaker Hastert ...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.

Other Articles on Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass IV seeks national memorial for ancestor

Frederick Douglass

A284/32: Frederick Douglass: portrait

Frederick Douglass.(Frederick Douglass: Narrative of an American Slave)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)

Ground broken for Frederick Douglass Resource Center in Rochester, N.Y.

Statement on Signing Legislation To Establish a Memorial and Gardens in Honor of Frederick Douglass.(Transcript)(Brief Article)

Speaker's Media Advisory: Celebrating the Legacy of Frederick Douglass

FREDERICK DOUGLASS AND THE PRICE OF FREEDOM

Once This Was the Party of Frederick Douglass

`Presenting Mr. Frederick DOUGLASS': Fred Morsell Plays The Famous

Find More Articles

About Our Articles: We've partnered with Highbeam Research to provide these article excerpts for your research needs. However, due to copyright laws, we cannot publish the whole article. To view these articles in full length you'll need to use the link above to access the free trial at Highbeam.