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What Frederick Douglass learned from an Irish antislavery activist: ‘Agitate, agitate, agitate’
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBorn into slavery, Frederick Douglass became one of the leading abolitionists in America....
Another NYC thief steals car with baby inside — and may have answered owner’s phone when cops called
NY Post metro via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoA male suspect hopped inside the red Honda Pilot around 8:50 a.m. at West 134th Street and Frederick...
FREDERICK DOUGLASS NOW Comes to OKC Rep in 2025
Broadway World· 2 days agoFrederick Douglass NOW will be presented by OKC Rep in partnership with Oklahoma Contemporary next year. Performances run May 1-4, 2025 at Te Ata...
Check out the Monitor’s 10 best books of June
The Christian Science Monitor· 14 hours agoThe Monitor’s 10 best books of June, from biographies to family sagas, are sure to keep you turning pages. European refugees adrift in Shanghai face few...
Venciedora H. ‘Vence’ Kane, Baltimore City Schools teacher for more than 50 years, dies
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 23 minutes agoVenciedora H. “Vence” Kane, a retired Baltimore City Schools teacher active in the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, died of respiratory failure June 4 at Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care Northwest ...
‘Becoming Frederick Douglass’ to be screened
Times Leader· 4 days agoTo commemorate Juneteenth, the public is welcome to join WVIA for a free screening of the documentary “Becoming Frederick Douglass,” set for 11 a.m....
Freeing the last slaves: Juneteenth celebrations on Cape Cod include music, food, history
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 4 days agoPeople will have a chance to celebrate Juneteenth at Aptuxcet Trading Post Museum in Bourne with a...
20th anniversary of Frederick Douglass speech reading - The Martha's Vineyard Times
The Martha's Vineyard Times· 6 days agoThe 20th anniversary of the July Fourth reading of Frederick Douglass’ speech “What to the Slave Is...
The origins of Juneteenth: History, celebrations and more
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe idea that all men were created equal was aspirational and symbolized hope for equality. But to...
Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history
Ohio Capital Journal via Yahoo News· 53 minutes agoWhenever I tell high school students in classes I visit that I appreciated learning about slavery as...
