Angela Davis presented a critical edition of Frederick Douglass' memoir, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - An American Slave Written by Himself. Ms. Davis explored the abolitionist's ...
Despite apprehensions that the information might endanger his freedom, Douglass published his autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written By Himself.
The American Library Association has proclaimed Sept. 22-28 Banned Books Week to draw attention to the issue. In honor of the occasion, Random House imprint One World is hosting “Free Your Mind,” an ...
The National Portrait Gallery might seem an unusual venue for an exhibition about Frederick Douglass, particularly since what we see in portraits—the shade of his skin, his shock of hair, his ...
August, roughly a month and a half before his new book, The Message, was set to be published, and Ta-Nehisi Coates was in my ...
This book takes as its subject the effect of extraterritorial sites - Ireland, Haiti, Egypt - on Frederick Douglass writing ... would span the century and three continents. The narrative of his life ...
He recounted his life story in his 1845 memoir Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. At Monday's unveiling in Belfast, historian Prof Christine Kinealy described how Mr ...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Frederick Douglass statues are back! The City of Rochester revealed several of the refurbished statues Wednesday. They originally were created in 2018 for the Year of ...
Gillespie, Margaret 2004. “Not a Thing of the Past”, Zora Neale Hurston and the Living Legacy of Folklore. Revue LISA / LISA e-journal, p. 17.
Morrison debuts with a well-rounded portrait of abolitionist Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) that focuses on his early life in slavery and the support he received from his wife upon entering the ...
On Sept. 3, 1838, abolitionist, journalist, author, and human rights advocate Frederick Douglass made his dramatic escape from slavery — traveling north by train and boat — from Baltimore ...