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  • Published on Sep 16, 2021

    Another Frederick Douglass statue vandalized in Rochester. What we know now

    A statue of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass was toppled from its base in Aqueduct Park, the Rochester Police Department confirmed. The vandalism marked the third time since 2018 that a statue of Douglass was vandalized within city limits. This statue …

    Source: Democrat & Chronicle - New York - Neutral
  • Published on Sep 16, 2021

    RPD investigating after Frederick Douglass statue in Aqueduct Park toppled

    ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester police are investigating after a statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass was toppled from its base at Aqueduct Park on Main Street. This isn't the first time one of the more than a dozen Douglass replicas around the city …

    Source: Spectrum News - New York - Neutral
  • Published on Sep 16, 2021

    The Last Remaining Confederate Statue on Maryland Public Land Will Be Removed

    The last remaining Confederate monument on Maryland public land will be taken down after a vote this week by the Talbot County council. The 105-year old “Talbot Boys” statue, depicts a young soldier holding a Confederate battle flag. Its podium lists names …

    Source: Washingtonian - Left-wing
  • Published on Sep 16, 2021

    U.S. Constitution is not just words

    ANALYSIS/OPINION: Friday, September 17, is Constitution Day: a day set aside to commemorate the original signing of the document that has governed us for more than 230 years. But how do you honor a document? It’s not like Independence Day, July 4, when …

    Source: The Washington Times - Right-wing
  • Published on Sep 16, 2021

    The Dark Underside of Representations of Slavery

    The photographs are about the size of a small hand. They’re wrapped in a leatherette case and framed in gold. From the background of one, the image of a Black woman’s body emerges. Her hair is plaited close to her head, and she is naked from the waist up. …

    Source: The Atlantic Online - Uncategorized
  • Published on Sep 3, 2021

    Watermark Unveils “Becoming Frederick Douglass” Walking Tour

    In honor of both International Underground Railroad Month and the 175th anniversary of Frederick Douglass’ self-emancipation on September 3rd, Watermark is offering its newest walking tour, “Becoming Frederick Douglass”. The tour is offered in partnership …

    Source: Eye on Annapolis - Uncategorized
  • Published on Sep 2, 2021

    'Soul of the Underground Railroad': David Ruggles, the man who rescued Frederick Douglass

    In the dead of a cold December night, David Ruggles woke up to the sound of a commotion outside his front door.  Then, the pounding started.  A voice outside asked, "Is Mr. Ruggles in?" "Who are you?" Ruggles responded.  "A friend …

    Source: USA Today - Neutral
  • Published on Sep 1, 2021

    D.C. Readies Fete for New Frederick Douglass Bridge

    Home>Community>D.C. Readies Fete for New Frederick Douglass Bridge Community D.C. is set to kick off a two-day celebration for the opening of the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, including a ribbon-cutting ceremony with family members of the …

    Source: The Washington Informer - Neutral
  • Published on Sep 3, 2021

    Book World: An abolitionist's hope meets a president's hypocrisy

    By Robert S. Levine Norton. 312 pp. $26.95 - - - Robert S. Levine's "The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson" opens with an extraordinary scene not often recorded in history books. On Oct. …

    Source: SF Gate - California - Neutral
  • Published on Sep 14, 2021

    Top US general feared Trump would launch nuclear attack after election loss, new Woodward book claims – live

    Some ancestors of Joe Biden enslaved people, according to a new genealogy of the 46th US president. According to Alexander Bannerman, co-author with Gary Boyd Roberts of an article in American Ancestors Magazine, Biden’s great-great-great grandfather on …

    Source: Guardian - Uncategorized
  • Published on Sep 3, 2021

    An abolitionist’s hope meets a president’s hypocrisy

    Levine gives amazing insight into Douglass’s life, personality and political acumen. There are no known recordings of his speeches, but reading this book I could “hear,” for the first time, the power of his anti-slavery addresses. Douglass, who had been …

    Source: The Washington Post - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 19, 2021

    The Moment Is Always Now for Frederick Douglass

    In November of 1857 Frederick Douglass gave a speech at the Federated Church in Edgartown titled The Unity of Man. A few decades later, in 1876, Mr. Douglass returned to the Vineyard to speak at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs. This Saturday, the pioneering …

    Source: The Vineyard Gazette - Massachusetts - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 18, 2021

    Frederick Douglass Day Honors Historic Speech

    By Jennifer L. Warren NEWBURGH – August 11 is a date that powerfully resonates in Newburgh. On this day, 151 years ago, the world-known abolitionist and articulate leader, Frederick Douglass, emphatically gave a speech, paying tribute to the recently …

    Source: Hudson Valley Press - New York - Uncategorized
  • Published on Aug 4, 2021

    Frederick Douglass ‘felt human for first time’ on Irish visit, descendant says

    Anti-slavery campaigner Frederick Douglass was “for the first time in his life able to feel like a human being, not judged by his colour”, when he visited Ireland in the mid-19th century, his great-great granddaughter has said. Nettie Washington Douglass …

    Source: Irish Times - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 4, 2021

    Hamilton Star Delivers Frederick Douglass Speech

    By Jennifer L. Warren POUGHKEEPSIE – “Words have meaning, and some really need to be heard.” City of Poughkeepsie Mayor, Rob Rolison, affirmed this sentiment to an exhilarated crowd at Poughkeepsie’s College Hill Park Sunday afternoon. The words Rolison …

    Source: Hudson Valley Press - New York - Uncategorized
  • Published on Jul 23, 2021

    Frederick Douglass descendant launches Cork Abolitionist Trail

    A descendent of renowned abolitionist Frederick Douglass has launched a historic trail through Cork City tracing Douglass's famous visit to Ireland in 1845. Kenneth B. Morris Jr., Douglass's great-great-great-grandson, helped launch the 12-stop …

    Source: The Irish Voice - Neutral
  • Published on Sep 10, 2021

    The 19th Century’s 9/11

    (Wikimedia Commons) Thank you for signing up for The Nation’s weekly newsletter. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation, check out our latest issue. The events of September 11 shook this nation to its core. They stunned the citizenry, exposed …

    Source: The Nation - Left-wing
  • Published on Jul 21, 2021

    Frederick Douglass walking trail unveiled in Cork to highlight links to anti-slavery activist

    A direct descendant of American abolitionist, social reformer, writer and statesman Frederick Douglass will join a star from the hit musical Hamilton on Thursday to launch an “Abolitionists” walking trail in Cork. The trail across the city has been created …

    Source: Irish Times - Neutral
  • Published on Jul 20, 2021

    Gutfeld: Texas Dems' 'Super-Spreader Tour' makes them look more like Fred Flintstone than Frederick Douglass

    Texas Democrats contract COVID after fleeing state avoid a vote; reaction from 'The Five' The Texas state Democratic delegation that fled Austin for the District of Columbia to deprive the state legislature of a quorum to vote on election integrity …

    Source: Fox News - Right-wing

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