Category: Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass Statue at New-York Historical Society
Frederick Douglass stands at the top of a stair leading into the New-York Historical Society. The statue was installed in 2011 just as the United…
Exhibit on Frederick Douglass Opened in Washington’s National Portrait Galley
A new exhibit on Frederick Douglass has opened at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Galley in Washington. It will be open until April 21, 2024. Here…
Penn State Holding Virtual Frederick Douglass Project Feb. 8 Free
Penn State and The Theater of War will be offering the virtual Frederick Douglass Project for free on February 8. Anyone may register here. According…
New PBS Documentary “Becoming Frederick Douglass” Available to Watch Free Online
The new one-hour PBS documentary Becoming Frederick Douglass is now available to watch for free online. I don’t how long PBS will allow free viewing…
New PBS Documentary BECOMING FREDERICK DOUGLASS Premieres Tuesday, October 11, 2022 on PBS
A new documentary on Frederick Douglass is set to premier on PBS in October. I have not seen the documentary. Here is info on the…
Genesee Country Village Near Rochester Hosts Civil War Living History Weekend July 23-24, 2022
The Genesee Country Village & Museum will hold its “Civil War Living History Weekend” on Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24, from 10:00 a.m….
Around the Web April 2022: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
March was a most unusual month for me. I spent the last third of it hospitalized at the NYU hosital in Mineola, on Long Island….
Author of “A House Built by Slaves” Discusses Lincoln’s Black White House Visitors
The Guardian has an interesting interview with the author of a new book about Lincoln and African Americans. Jonathan White, a professor at Christopher Newport…
NY Times Reviews New Book on Split Between William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass
The New York Times reviews the new book THE COLOR OF ABOLITION: How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation by Linda…
Podcast on Andrew Johnson’s Presidency
This podcast from the Washington Post focuses on the presidency of Andrew Johnson.
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