Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne kicked off National Park Week at a ceremonial reopening of the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Washington, D.C. on April 23.

“It is my honor as Secretary of the Interior to officially commemorate the reopening of the Frederick Douglass house,” Kempthorne said. “Frederick Douglass is truly one of our nation’s great heroes; a man whose life we should study and whose courage, integrity, and humanity we should emulate. Visitors can once again tour this house and see it as it was in the days when he lived here. Even more so, they can learn how Frederick Douglass became the conscience of a nation when it was struggling with issues of racial injustice and equality.”

For Secretary Kempthorne's full remarks, go to: http://www.doi.gov/secretary/speeches/070423_speech.html

To learn more about the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, go to: http://www.nps.gov/frdo/