Great-Great Grandson Spreads Frederick Douglass' Message To Philadelphia Kids

By Madeleine Wright, CBS Philadelphia

February 16, 2023

As Black History Month continues, the descendant of an extraordinary abolitionist leader paid a visit to the Delaware Valley. The great-great-grandson of Frederick Douglass came to spread the message about the importance of literacy and education.

With music, 19th-century museum artifacts on display and re-enactors from the United States Colored Troops, this school field trip to the Lovett Memorial Library is one these John S. Jenks Academy Students will likely never forget, especially after hearing from guest speaker Kevin Douglass Greene.

Greene is the great-great-grandson of legendary 19th-century abolitionist and formerly enslaved Frederick Douglass.

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