Barney Circle in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Anna Murray-Douglass
For Anna & Frederick Douglass, their work, home, & life centered on abolition, & fair treatment & respect for African Americans.
Anna met Frederick, an enslaved 17-year-old in 1838. They fell in love; she encouraged, & financed his flight north where they reunited & married, on plan. From 1847-72, Anna ran their Rochester Underground Railroad home, raised 5 children, making money as a cook & shoe binder. Their Rochester home was burned down in 1872.
Anna, a free, Underground RR stationmaster, gave freedom seekers food & clothing, often while Frederick was away. He was a strategist, speaker, organizer, publisher, & "agitator"---in Women's US Colored Troops', & civil rights. Without Anna, he may not have been any of this.
They later moved to Washington, DC, buying the "Cedar Hill" home; only 2 miles from this spot.
In 1882, Anna's second stroke was fatal. In 1895, Frederick died from probably stroke. Only 11 months before his photographer, Mathew Brady. In 1882, Frederick said: "Mother was the post in the center of my house, & held us together"
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Location. 38° 52.901′ N, 76° 58.77′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Barney Circle. It is at the intersection of E Street Southeast and Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east on E Street Southeast. The marker stands on the grounds of Historic Congressional Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1631 G St SE, Washington DC 20003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mathew Brady (here, next to this marker); The Mathew Brady Memorial (here, next to this marker); Adelaide Johnson (within shouting distance of this
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 422 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 4, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
