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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…

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Frederick Douglass Essay on Reconstruction

Frederick Douglass set forth his hopes for Reconstruction at the end of the first year of the post-war era in a December, 1866 article in…

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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…

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Marker Unveiled Where Frederick Douglass Spoke in Champaign, Illinois

A new historical marker was erected last week in Champaign, Illinois to mark the site where Frederick Douglass spoke in 1869. The famous Abolitionist spoke…

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Flushing Queens Monument, Town Hall and Armory

I was recently in Flushing, Queens in the City of New York for a meeting. I spent many enjoyable evenings in Flushing over the years…

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Abe Lincoln and Frederick Douglass Statues Photo Tour National Harbor, Maryland

Last week I attended a conference at National Harbor in Maryland, just a few miles from Washington, D.C. It is a popular Holiday Season destination…

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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…

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Frederick Douglass Statue Unveiled at Rochester Airport

The airport at Rochester, New York unveiled a statue of Frederick Douglass last Friday. The airport, Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport, is named for…

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Review: Becoming Frederick Douglass PBS Biography of Leading Abolitionist

PBS premiered Becoming Frederick Douglass, a one-hour biography of the Abolitionist and Civil Rights leader, on October 11. Like the documentary Visions of Harriet Tubman…

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WaPo Reviews Robert Levine’s “The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson”

This is the second review by a major newspaper this week of Robert S. Levine’s The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of…

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