Working Artists Forum
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 ...
29 Apr 202227min
Easton's Frederick Douglass Honor Society
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 Jul 202113min
Women in the World of Frederick Douglass with Leigh Fought
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 Apr 202155min
Douglass Family Supports Frederick's Freedom Causes by Celeste- Marie Bernier
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 Feb 202143min
Dale Green, Relative of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, Family Griot
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 Feb 202152min
Fighting "Separate But Equal" Laws with Frederick Douglass
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 Jan 202137min
"Taking the Pledge" with Frederick Douglass in Cork, Ireland
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...
21 Jan 202120min
