About This Program
Frederick Douglass
Artist
Baba Bomani
Program Type
Assembly / Performance
Description
Students learn the importance of literacy by following the life and career of Frederick Douglass through multimedia presentations and song. This assembly takes students from Frederick Douglass’s humble beginnings on the Eastern Shore of Maryland to the cities of Baltimore, New York, and London, and then back to Washington DC as he fights for the abolition of slavery through writing autobiographies, newspapers, and speeches.
Testimonials
"Bomani was OUTSTANDING, today! The kids loved him, the second graders all lined up to take his autograph!"
"Positive, Motivating, Challenging. Bomani gave students the power of language."