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New to 4 Extra. Opera singer Andrea Baker explores the impact of Frederick Douglass and the time he spent in Scotland, the country which Andrea has made her home. As the great granddaughter of ...
Frederick Douglass was a fierce critic of America, ... Scotland, and Britain. His Narrative is read all over the world. He has appeared in countless murals, ...
Frederick Douglass, author, orator, editor, and most important African American leader of the 19th century, ... Scotland and England between 1845 and 1847 (while still a fugitive).
It was the first book he purchased after escaping slavery. He was none other than the abolitionist leader and social reformer Frederick Douglass, who passed on the treasure to his son, Lewis, in 1867.
Frederick Douglass visited Scotland twice to campaign against slavery. A bid is being made to mark the 175th anniversary of an anti-slavery campaigner's visit to the Borders.
CAREFULLY preserved in an unassuming handmade chest at the University of Rochester in upstate New York is a rare treasure, lovingly gifted from… ...
Why this 1852 Frederick Douglass speech — ‘What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?’ — should be taught to students today. ... but treacherous queen Mary of Scotland.
Frederick Douglass gave a passionate speech seeking to rouse the conscience of America in the face of slavery. Despite much progress since then, too many of his w ...
For two years in a row, I’ve had dreams about Frederick Douglass during the month of February. Perhaps it's because I'm raising Black history — my son ...
Descendants of Frederick Douglass read excerpts from one of his most famous speeches: "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" Douglass gave this speech to a group of abolitionists 170 years ago.