Civil War Findings on The Hill, Easton, Maryland with Tracy Jenkins

As an artist in two dimension, members of Working Artists Forum have much camaraderie and gain much support from their fellow members as explained by Betty Huang, president, and Carol McClees, member ...

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Brenda Wooden, President of the Frederick Douglass Honor Society (FDHS), tells us how the Society began with efforts to erect a statue in the great orator's and emancipator's name on the courthouse la...

9 Heinä 202113min

Frederick Douglass began his Statesman years by moving from Rochester, New York to "A" Street on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. after the Civil War in 1872.  Kenneth Morris, his great, great, great ...

4 Heinä 202157min

Leigh Fought, Ph.D., professor at LeMoyne College in Syracuse, NY, recounts Frederick Douglass's 25 years in Rochester, New York, an area that was known as the "Burned over" District in the 1840's per...

26 Huhti 202155min

Celeste-Marie Bernier, author of "If I Survive" and co-author of "Picturing Frederick Douglass: An Illustrated Biography of the Nineteenth Century's Most Photographed American" with John Stauffer and ...

17 Helmi 202143min

The Hill in Easton, Maryland lends clues to the rich religious heritage and culture of free persons of color, hirelings (who lent themselves out) and enslaved persons during the time of the American R...

14 Helmi 202152min

Steve Luxenburg tells accounts of Frederick Douglass in his book, "Separate: The Story of Plessy versus Ferguson."  He begins with the dawn of railroads in the United States (1830s) and explains how c...

21 Tammi 202137min

Ann Coughlin describes Frederick Douglass' visit to Cork, Ireland, her hometown.  He stayed with the Jennings family whose daughter, Isabel was the secretary of the Cork Anti-Slavery Society.  The Qua...

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