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Frederick Douglass--famed author, orator and former slave--spent twenty-five years with his family in Rochester, New York, beginning in 1848. Despite living through one of our nation's most bitter and terrifying times, Frederick and his wife, Anna, raised five children in a loving home with flower, fruit and vegetable gardens. While Frederick traveled widely, fighting for the freedom and rights of his brethren, Anna cared for their home and their family and extended circle. Their house was open to fugitives on the Underground Railroad, visiting abolitionists and house guests who stayed for weeks, months and years at a time. Local author Rose O'Keefe weaves together the story of the Douglasses' experience in Rochester and the indelible mark they left on the Flower City.
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Southeast Rochester provides an overview of the
neighborhoods that exploded with the development of the
Erie Canal from the 1820s to the 1890s. The early South
Avenue District stretched from the original canal and the
Genesee River to the ancient glacial hills once called the
Pinnacle Range. Noteworthy sites include Mount Hope
Cemetery, the nation's first municipal cemetery and final
resting place for the Frederick Douglass family and the
Susan B. Anthony family; Highland Park, designed by
Frederick Law Olmsted; the University of Rochester; and
Colgate Divinity School.
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