STATEN ISLAND, NY-- Oakwood’s Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, the only African American cemetery in New York City, is set to receive ongoing support through the New York City Landmarks Preservation ...

Its new landmark status will ensure the burial ground receives receives protections and resources for future generations. A Black burial ground in Staten Island, New York, named in honor of Frederick ...

Michael Johnson is a life-long Alexandrian, born and raised at a time when the city was divided by race. As a kid, he used to play in a field overrun by weeds, not realizing until decades later that ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Several dozen gathered in Oakwood Sunday afternoon to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, the one-year anniversary of the cemetery’s designation ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — June 1 marks the start of Gun Violence Awareness Month, and community activists are using the time to talk about solutions. As a symbol of solidarity, the Frederick Douglass ...

This media is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's ...