Douglass center in NY up but not running
After decades of failed efforts, the latest venture to create a cultural hub honoring Douglass in the city where he spent his most influential years is close to fruition. All it needs is staff — at least five people to complement the Hunts' nonprofit efforts and run the new resource.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony drew a big crowd to the Frederick Douglass Resource Center over the Fourth of July weekend. The main gallery is adorned with 19th-century photographs, maps and handwritten letters. Down the hall, there's a 130-seat theater, computer lab and library devoted to exploring the life and legacy of the anti-slavery crusader.
Remodeling the former metalwork shop a minute's walk from suffragist Susan B. Anthony's Victorian home ate up $1.2 million in government grants. Now, not enough money remains to hire staff to officially open.
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony drew a big crowd to the Frederick Douglass Resource Center over the Fourth of July weekend. The main gallery is adorned with 19th-century photographs, maps and handwritten letters. Down the hall, there's a 130-seat theater, computer lab and library devoted to exploring the life and legacy of the anti-slavery crusader.
Remodeling the former metalwork shop a minute's walk from suffragist Susan B. Anthony's Victorian home ate up $1.2 million in government grants. Now, not enough money remains to hire staff to officially open.