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Inspirational figure Frederick Douglass pelted with eggs in Richmond
Pal Item | Palladium-Item via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe first week of September 1880, the leading spokesman for blacks of his time and an inspirational...
The time when Frederick Douglass visited Lafayette to lecture at a local church
Journal & Courier via Yahoo News· 4 months agoEditor's note: To celebrate Black History Month, the Journal & Courier is featuring daily briefs...
Music, art, blueberries & Henry Gates Jr.: 19 top things to do on Cape Cod Aug. 12-18
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSome issues of the day are seen through art this week, with movie screenings related to abortion and...
Detroit actor from 'Scandal' stars as Frederick Douglass in musical with Broadway potential
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs Frederick Douglass in "American Prophet," Cornelius Smith Jr. sings about the need for a national reckoning powerful enough to free the nation's enslaved people. “It is not light we need, ...
'Your celebration is a sham': Join in to read Frederick Douglass' fiery call for justice
The Herald News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoHeritage State Park will mark America’s birthday month with a reading of the country's harshest...
Gandhi's grandson speaks at ESU's Frederick Douglass Institute series
Pocono Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe East Stroudsburg University community heard from Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of the Indian...
Five things to know about Rubber City's 'The Agitators'
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe docudrama "The Agitators" at Rubber City Theatre, theater in residence at the University of Akron, is such a beautifully intimate and educational exploration of the extraordinary, long-standing ...
'Legend': Acclaimed theater director David Shakes has put his stamp on Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 months agoDavid Shakes speaks with authority: on theater, on acting, on history. And, of course, on Frederick...
EDITORIAL: Juneteenth is cause for all Americans to celebrate
The Herald, Sharon, Pa. via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJun. 18—ON July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass — less than 13 years after casting off the chains of enslavement — stepped to a podium at a meeting of the Ladies Anti-Slavery Society of Rochester ...
What to America is John Brown?
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCapture of John Brown in the engine house The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images On December 2, 1859, the United States saw its first execution...
