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Join a living history presenter portraying Frederick Douglass, a former slave turned writer, orator, abolitionist and civil rights leader for a conversation about the meaning of American democracy on Tuesday, May 12, in the historic Hayes Home.
During this program, Nathan M. Richardson will portray Douglass, who was born into slavery in Maryland, and share how Douglass escaped bondage and became a public speaker, author and leader.
They will hear how Douglass’ views on the U.S. Constitution and American democracy evolved and about his relationships with suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony; abolitionist and journalist William Lloyd Garrison; Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman; and Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes and James A. Garfield.
Richardson also will take questions from the audience. The program will be appropriate for young audiences, as well as adults.
The program is from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the large parlor of the Hayes Home. Seating is limited, and tickets are required. They are available below. Members will need to log in to receive their discount.
Tickets for non-members are $15 per person ages 13 and older and $7 for ages 6 to 12. Tickets for Hayes Presidential members are $12 for ages 13 and older and $5 for ages 6 to 12. Kids 5 and under are admitted for free.
Douglass and Hayes have ties during Hayes’ years in the White House. Hayes appointed Douglass the U.S. marshal of Washington, D.C., and the two were friendly. In Hayes Presidential’s collections are items of correspondence, including a telegram of condolence that Douglass sent to Hayes when First Lady Lucy Hayes died.
Hayes Presidential is America’s first presidential library and the forerunner of the federal presidential library system. It is partially funded by the state of Ohio and affiliated with the Ohio History Connection. Hayes Presidential is located at Spiegel Grove on Buckland Avenue.
For information, call 419-332-2081, or visit rbhayes.org. Like Hayes Presidential on Facebook and follow on Instagram at rbhayespres and on Bluesky at rbhayespres.bsky.social.