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2 days ago · Summary Transcript. [REBROADCAST FROM February 24, 2021] In the fourth installment of our February “Full Bio” series, we look at Frederick Douglass’s family and friendships. Historian David W. Blight talks about Douglass’s first wife, Anna, their five children (four of whom lived to adulthood), and his long and turbulent friendship with ...
1 day ago · Engraving by J.C. Buttre. On July 5, 1852, abolitionist, writer, and orator Frederick Douglass, who spent his hard early years in slavery before his escape, delivered a speech before the Rochester ...
2 days ago · HOWARD ZINN: Frederick Douglass, once a slave, became a brilliant and powerful leader of the anti-slavery movement. In 1852, he was asked to speak in celebration of the Fourth of July.
4 days ago · Others, like Eric Murphy visiting from Ireland, joined the reading after stumbling upon it. “I was walking through this park and I saw the name ‘Frederick Douglass’ and that resonated with me,” he said, recalling a quote from Douglass that compared the plight of the Irish immigrant to that of the enslaved people in the United States.
2 days ago · [REBROADCAST FROM February 23, 2021] For the third installment of our February "Full Bio" series, historian David W. Blight describes what made Frederick Douglass such an engaging speaker that he became one of the most powerful voices in 19th century America. Plus, we look at how the prominent abolitionist’s views on slavery evolved in the ...
2 days ago · Douglass told the audience at Corinthian Hall in Rochester, New York, on July 5, 1852, that for a free Black like himself, being expected to celebrate American independence was akin to the Judean ...
2 days ago · Taking the platform at Corinthian Hall, Frederick Douglass did not even know his age. Somewhere in his thirties, this titan of history was standing in Rochester, New York to do what he did best – use his words to craft America’s future. In 1852, Douglass was invited to offer a Fourth of July Address to a gathered audience. He had made quite ...
