Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality
Traveling Exhibit for Loan

Frederick Douglass Exhibit at SPD

Size: Six freestanding retractable panels, each 33″ x 81″, requiring 14 running feet for display.

Target Audience: This exhibition was created for high school and adult audiences, but can be adapted for younger audiences with targeted programming and historical context.

Loan Period: 1 week (non-renewable)

Available to: Educational or historical organizations within the library district.  You must request the exhibit and explain its use via email to administration@poklib.org, and the contact person must use a personal library card to borrow the item.

Pick Up/Return: In-person at Adriance Memorial Library Checkout Desk during library operating hours. If the exhibit is checked out, you may request a hold.

Number of Kits: One.

Borrower’s Agreement: Review and sign with a supervisor at the Check-Out Desk before check-out and when checking back in. Includes Guidelines, Fines and Liability, and Proper Use & Care. View Borrower’s Agreement.

Contents and Replacement Fee:

  • Carrying case
  • Set up instructions
  • Binder with reference materials
  • Individual display roll-up stands (They are not interchangeable or able to be modified in any way.)
  • Total replacement cost $2,250.00, damages considered on a prorated basis.

Fines: You must return in-person only. $5 late fee per day.

Useful Information

Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality features an exploration of the full trajectory of Douglass’s epic life from 1818 to 1895. In this six-panel traveling exhibition created by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, viewers can learn about Douglass’s escape from slavery, his work as an abolitionist, and his tireless fight for full equality for all individuals into the Jim Crow era.

Resources:

  • The Gilder Lehrman Institute Venue Support Notebook includes program ideas, suggested reading, and full panel text.
  • Frederick Douglass Exhibition Resources: This resource page, from the Gilder Lehrman Institute, was curated to provide documents, videos, reading suggestions, and more resources for the Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality exhibition for those curious to learn more about Douglass’s incredible life and works.