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Daring to be Free by Sudhir Hazareesingh: a powerful counter to ‘white saviour’ myth
29 Nov 2025 16:03 GMT
… in darkness,” the African-American abolitionist Frederick Douglass told a Cork audience during …
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Anticipation growing for return of Wexford’s Frederick Douglass festival celebrating legacy of former slave
18 Nov 2025 12:24 GMT
Community gathers to reflect on history, neutrality and global struggles through discussion, art and performance
The festival was first staged in 2018 with a community concert at the Wexford Arts Centre to mark the 200th anniversary of Douglass’s birth, …
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Civil Rights Pioneer Reverend Jesse Jackson Hospitalized Amid Battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
14 Nov 2025 00:59 GMT
… and quarterback, he plunged into civil rights protests, challenging segregated libraries, theaters … empower younger leaders like Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III. Under his stewardship … Honor in 2021 for global human rights work. Ordained a Baptist minister …
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Civil Rights Icon Jesse Jackson Hospitalised
13 Nov 2025 19:27 GMT
Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, 84, … obtained by CNN on Wedne...
Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, 84 … , handing over leadership to Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III.
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Experience ‘Bear Me Into Freedom’: An Immersive Journey through Frederick Douglass’s Legacy
13 Nov 2025 16:21 GMT
… of Independence, A Tribute to Frederick Douglass Who Extended Its Ideals to … Chesapeake Odyssey of Frederick Douglass” tells the story of the civil rights leader’s … capture the epic struggle of Frederick Douglass to achieve the Declaration’s …
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Civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson hospitalized in Chicago
13 Nov 2025 12:02 GMT
… confirmed in April 2025.
CHICAGO — Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson was … the organization in 2023. Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III succeeded him as …
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Staten Island NAACP celebrates 100 years of civil rights advocacy (127 photos)
09 Nov 2025 19:53 GMT
… into its second century of civil rights advocacy.
Meyers had worried about … Church.
Sandy Ground Historical Society.
Frederick Douglass Memorial Park.
NaiLah Simmons.
The …
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Back in Time: Frederick Douglass reenactor Darius Wallace wows crowd at historic courthouse in Allentown
08 Nov 2025 22:57 GMT
Into the Allentown courtroom where abolitionist Frederick Douglass spoke to a capacity crowd … , weaving in episodes of the abolitionist’s life as a slave … back 150 years to meet Frederick Douglass in person.”
It was easy …
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Re-enactor recreates Frederick Douglass’s 1870 speech at Historic Lehigh County Courthouse | PHOTOS
08 Nov 2025 19:34 GMT
… Darius Wallace, who portrays abolitionist Frederick Douglass, delivers a speech Saturday … Wallace, who portrays abolitionist Frederick Douglass, delivers a speech Saturday … Wallace, who portrays abolitionist Frederick Douglass, delivers a speech Saturday …
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Frederick Douglass Speaking Tour Coming to Saratoga
07 Nov 2025 15:18 GMT
… Richardson in the role of Frederick Douglass provided.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The … addresses on the Constitution and civil rights. Richardson’s presentations mix history … /civic-conversations/interpreting-frederick-douglass.
The Saratoga Torch Club is …