Frederick Douglass in Washington, D.C.

This book covers the final 18 years of Frederick Douglass’ life when he lived in a mansion on top of Cedar Hill in Anacostia, a neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The author is a graduate of George Washington University, a prominent university in Washington, D.C. The book is filled with black and white pencil sketches, images, and photographs, many depicting the interior of Douglass’ home, as well as his family life. This biography includes stories about his children and grandchildren — one earned the rank of Sergeant Major as a Civil War combat soldier and another was a world famous concert violinist.