What I Did This Summer

One thing I did this summer was travel to Washington D.C.  I traveled with my cousins from Lorain, and met my other cousins from Florida in D.C. I was very happy to see them. In D.C., we visited a lot of places, Those places included the Pentagon Mall, Fredrick Douglass's home, the White house, Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Memorial, Arlington Cemetery, and the Smithsonian Institution. At the MLK memorial, I saw Martin Luther King Jr's sculptor Lei-Yixin. People were taking photos of him, although I did not get to. When we went to Fredrick Douglass's home, we learned about his history as a runaway slave. Fredrick Douglass was married two times. In his first marriage he was married to a black woman and in his second marriage he was married to a white woman, which caused a lot of controversy. Douglass was a very rich man, and he often spoke to the public. Douglass also had civil rights leader Susan B. Anthony, and Harriet Tubman, who was the leader of the underground railroad, stay over at his home for important meetings. In the resource center, Douglass's face mask was on display. The face mask was made when he died in the hallway of his home. His death was caused by a heart attack.

     Fredrick Douglass's Home.

    Fredrick Douglass's face mask.

    Lei- Yixin

    Martin Luther King Memorial.