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By Frederick Douglass. September 3, 2008 12:49 AM. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Obama steps into history Aug 28, 2008
Barack Obama of Illinois be selected by this convention by acclamation as the nominee of the Democratic Party for president of the United States," she said.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, standing at the lectern, asked for a second and was greeted by a road of voices. A louder roar came from the crowd when she asked for support of the motion. When the voting was cut off, Obama had received 1,549 votes, compared with 231 for Clinton.Remarkable journeyFor Obama, the nomination -- seized from Clinton,... (News & Observer)
Missing student found unharmed Aug 28, 2008
Antonio Mack, 15, was reported missing after leaving Frederick Douglass High School in northwest Atlanta around 3:15 p.m.. Recent headlines. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
CATHOLIC JOE'S ABORTION WOE Aug 26, 2008
Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, William Jennings Bryan, Dorothy Day, Martin Luther King - indeed, the majority of great reformers in American history - were not only motivated by faith, but repeatedly used religious language to argue for their cause. "To say that men and women should not inject their 'personal morality' into public-policy debates is a practical absurdity. Our law is by definition a codification of morality, much of it grounded in the Judeo-Christian tradition.". (New York Post -- Opinions)
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The nominee will be compared to Moses, George Washington, Frederick Douglass, and Tiger Woods before it's all through. We can only imagine how monstrously upset they'll be that the Republicans dare to assemble and oppose their beatific vision. (Human Events Online)
Taking A Second Look At Bi-racial 'Black' Leaders Aug 25, 2008
"Biracial folk have always played significant leadership roles in the Black community. We need only think of Frederick Douglass," Harris said. "Whether their increased participation in these roles signals something good or bad depends on the ways in which they relate to the Black community. Do they see themselves as full-fledged members of our community? Do they offer a politics that genuinely reflect the interests of our community? These are the sorts of questions that will have to be asked." I... (Atlanta Daily World, GA)
116 years ago, GOP looked to West from Minneapolis Aug 25, 2008
Frederick Douglass, who grew up a slave and became an abolitionist, came to town to attend a suffrage rally led by Susan B. Anthony, a leader in the movement for women's rights. Nathanson said the African-American delegates went home disappointed when a weakened resolution denouncing "inhuman outrages" went into the platform, with no follow-up. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Not the first and not the last Aug 23, 2008
Frederick Douglass was born a slave, but became famous as an abolitionist, author and statesman. Together, he and Woodhull ran against Republican Ulysses S. Grant and Democrat Horace Greeley. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Track Program Adds Stellar Recruiting Class Aug 23, 2008
54, LJ- 22'7" Jareen Stewart Archbishop Molloy HS, N.Y. Primary Event Areas: LJ- 22'10, 200m- 22.14, 100m- 10.84 Legonn Haskins Frederick Douglass High School, Md. Primary Event Areas: 110m hurdles- 13.9, 55m hurdles- 7.90 Max Bruno Indian Hills High School, N.J. Primary Event Areas: Mile- 4:27.30, 800m- 1:52.5 Sumanth Kuppalli Perry Hall High School, Md. Primary event Areas: Mile- 4:18, 800m- 1:56.4, 2 mile- 9:27.0 Chris Conway Desert Vista High School, Ariz. Primary Event Areas: 1600m- 4:23,... (Umterps.com)
Weekend book reviews Aug 23, 2008
Emerson could squirm at the idea of Frederick Douglass joining the Town and Country Club; Dickinson's lines "God of the Manacle / As of the Free '/ Take not my Liberty '/ Away from Me" suggest that she was imbibing her friend Higginson's accounts, sharing his enthusiasm and, perhaps, spurring him on. 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
What Obama Has Yet To Learn About Slavery, Race And U.S. Exceptionalism Aug 23, 2008
When the famed black abolitionist, Frederick Douglass, studied the compromises made over slavery in the original Constitution, he concluded that it was nothing less than a "glorious liberty document.". From 1776 through the early 1800s, America witnessed the greatest anti-slavery movement ever, as half of the original states abolished slavery and active anti-slavery societies sprang up elsewhere, the importation of African slaves was outlawed, and the spread of slavery was prohibited. (Investors Business Daily)
GMAC Financial Services and Operation HOPE Offer Financial Literacy Program in Harlem Aug 20, 2008
The Aug. 23 seminar will take place at the Operation HOPE Banking Center Network, Harlem, 2511 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Steve Bartlett, president and chief executive officer of The Financial Services Roundtable, will speak at the event and GMAC representatives will be in attendance, as well. The Financial Services Roundtable is a trade association representing 100 of the largest integrated financial services companies. (PR Newswire)
Books For the Fall: Obama, Woodward and Moore Aug 19, 2008
Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial is not until February, but fall offers a warmup for the deluge: John Stauffer's Giants: The Parallel Lives of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass ; Harold Holzer's Lincoln President-Elect and Tried by War, by James M. McPherson, a Pulitzer Prize winner and leading Civil War historian who thinks, despite thousands of books about the president, that Lincoln's war leadership deserves more attention. His functions as commander in chief have been undertreated... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Ford's Theatre Offers Sneak Peek of Renovations Aug 18, 2008
Plans call for a renovated, interactive museum in the theater's basement that will include such features as a railway car that patrons can walk through -- similar to the one Lincoln took to Washington for his first inauguration; a recreation of Lincoln's office, including a touch-screen that will allow visitors to view documents that would have crossed his desk; and a film about the president's relationship with abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Artifacts such as the derringer that John Wilkes... (W-USA News, DC)
Who will be the running mates? Aug 17, 2008
By Frederick Douglass ... By Frederick Douglass August 16, 2008 1:27 PM ... By Frederick Douglass. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Catholic Memorials road scholars visit New York City Aug 14, 2008
They met with administrators at Rice High School in Harlem and students at Frederick Douglass Academy, one of Harlem s most successful public schools. They spent time at the St. Joseph s House in Greenwich Village, where the Catholic Worker movement feeds the homeless each day. (Rsolindale Parkway Transcript, MA)
Little information is dangerous Aug 13, 2008
It has done this 26 times; there are now eight versions of the Frederick Douglass Academy, The Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy I-VII, and six clones of Mott Hall. Can you imagine the NSW Department of Education allowing James Ruse High II to open in Sutherland Shire, or Sydney Girls High II in Penrith. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Patterns of Black Excellence Aug 13, 2008
Sowell also writes about Baltimore's Frederick Douglass High School, whose education tragedy was featured last June in the HBO documentary "Hard Times at Douglass High" and my column "Black Education" (July 23, 2008). Frederick Douglass was founded in 1883 as the Colored High and Training School before it was renamed in 1892 ... By the way, out of respect for these two great Americans, Frederick Douglass and Paul Laurence Dunbar, the two schools should be renamed Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton... (Townhall.com)
Germanna's new VP comes from a working background in Guyana, with an emphasis on education Aug 6, 2008
" She and her family had come with only a suitcase each. Though they spoke English, their culture was different. Woolford-Singh balanced a full-time work schedule with a full-time class load at Brooklyn College. Seven years later, she earned a bachelor's degree. "My mom was ahead of her time," Woolford-Singh said. "She understood the limitations a wife had without an education. " She earned a master's degree from New York University. Now, she has a Ph.D. in urban services and higher education... (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
August Poet - Robert Hayden Aug 2, 2008 Rich History in Rochester Jul 29, 2008 Best Bets: Chautauqua offers a look at historical figures Jul 25, 2008 Black Education Jul 23, 2008 Something for everyone at exhibit Jul 19, 2008 "Real Americans" Are Stupid! Obama vs. Mitt Romney and Jesse Jackson Jul 14, 2008 Amid school's struggle, a reach for redemption Jul 8, 2008 Former Falcons RB focuses on career as educator Jul 7, 2008 Black history exhibit opens today Jul 4, 2008 More of this story Jul 4, 2008 HIP-HOP HOORAY! Jul 3, 2008 Rumsfeld's torturous defense Jul 3, 2008 6 states to design own plans for fixing schools Jul 3, 2008 Obama's first presidency Jun 28, 2008 Time has taken toll on historic church Jun 27, 2008 Frederick Douglass' great-great-granddaughter Jun 27, 2008 Thompson for Veep? Jun 25, 2008 Dorsey had NBA ability long before Memphis Jun 23, 2008 SCLC: Michelle Obama treatment due to slave heritage Jun 22, 2008 So Long, Soybeans Jun 21, 2008 Obama TV ad aired in Georgia Jun 20, 2008 D.C. Residents Select Quarter Design Jun 20, 2008 Artist LeRoy Neiman donates $1M to Harlem youth arts center Jun 18, 2008 Bucks for Babies Jun 18, 2008 Insider: Reed on Jeremiah Wright Jun 13, 2008 Are Americans Pro-Slavery? Jun 11, 2008 Measure of a NationIs America poised to make history? Jun 10, 2008 100 Black Men program pairs education and life lessons Jun 7, 2008 APS Announces 2008 Valedictorians, Salutatorians Jun 6, 2008 Barack Obama is not black Jun 6, 2008 Prospect Hill Academy charter school graduates biggest ever class Jun 6, 2008 Stars Perform for President at Ford's Theater Jun 3, 2008 Coca-Cola Celebrates Essence Music Festival at the Apollo - Thursday, June 5th Jun 3, 2008 Immersed in history Jun 1, 2008 "Watchin' Scottie Grow" May 29, 2008 Our worst president: You don't say ... Part II May 29, 2008 Atheist, agnostic families opt for own sleep-away camp May 28, 2008 Race-gender split traced to adoption of 15th Amendment May 27, 2008 Memorial parade Monday ... WIB faces a budget shortfall ... Women walk in quest to conquer breast cancer ... MADE IN FREEPORT: Dealership opens new location ... TOWN TRAVELS: Farming with the community in mind ... 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Ron Sailor's quiet life May 11, 2008 Understanding Black Patriotism May 6, 2008 A Rising Tide of Ignorance May 3, 2008 Wooten: Slicing & dicing the Dems Apr 18, 2008 Share your tips for traveling to D.C. Apr 17, 2008 The Fierce Urgency of Now Apr 17, 2008 Douglass Center Work Moves Along Apr 10, 2008 It’s important to empower students Apr 8, 2008 Historic places Apr 6, 2008 U.S.African American portrait exhibit tours country Apr 5, 2008 Where the dream lives: Apr 4, 2008 Firefighters Battle Bloss Street Fire Apr 3, 2008 MHSAA classifications announced for 2008-2009 school year Apr 2, 2008 Pepper Spray Used to Stop School Fight Apr 2, 2008 LSU opens local health clinics Apr 1, 2008 The British are coming, back Mar 30, 2008 • Obama pastor's words spring from complex tradition Mar 30, 2008 Recognizing Melville's epic tale Mar 24, 2008 March 23 - 29 Mar 23, 2008 Letters for Thursday, March 20, 2008 Mar 21, 2008 BETWEEN THE LINES: Has Race Finally Trum... Mar 18, 2008
His poem "Frederick Douglass" is a tribute to the former slave, who helped liberate Black Americans ... When all that has taken place and freedom is won, Frederick Douglass will be remembered ... Historically, Frederick Douglass was, in fact, a former slave. (Suite101.com)
NYT: Obama tested ideas in classroom Jul 30, 2008
Mr. Obama improvised his own textbook, including classic cases like Brown v. Board of Education, and essays by Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Dubois, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, as well as conservative thinkers like Robert H. Bork. Mr. Obama was especially eager for his charges to understand the horrors of the past, students say. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Frederick Douglass Holly Maynard visited the new exhibit Fight to Freedom: Rochester's Underground Railroad now opened at the. Email Story. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Abraham Lincoln will appear at 7 tonight, Frederick Douglass at 7 p.m. Saturday and Walt Whitman at 7 p.m. Sunday, with a conversation with all three to follow. The three will appear at the Everett Albers Chautauqua Program, sponsored by the North Dakota Humanities Council. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
It captured much of the 2004-2005 school year at Baltimore's predominantly black Frederick Douglass High School ... Frederick Douglass was founded in 1883 as the Colored High and Training School before it was renamed ... At Frederick Douglass' founding, it didn't have the resources available today. (Townhall.com)
The black history series, done in graphite, includes jazz musician Duke Ellington, scientist George Washington Carver, abolitionist Frederick Douglass and Olympic track star Wilma Rudolph. Murray said he hopes to continue the series, at least until he has enough to do an entire show with just those drawings. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
God forbid Obama is elected and begins to challenge ignorant black America to reclaim the intellectual legacy of Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, and WEB DuBois. The best thing going for Obama is that he is smarter than we-the-dumb-on-purpose-people. (Yahoo! News)
An advanced placement English teacher, she had begun the year with plans for her students to dissect the language of Frederick Douglass and explore themes of isolation in novels by Albert Camus and Ernest Hemingway. In some ways, a year is a long time, in other ways not nearly enough, and now what Yearwood demanded for a passing grade was proof that they could execute basic functions of the language - grammatically correct sentences, paragraphs that communicate simple ideas. (Boston Globe)
The Atlanta native and Frederick Douglass High graduate decided to get into coaching on the high school level. He recently received his certification to teach social studies. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Highlighted pieces appearing in the mobile museum will include slave shackles, a pair of Muhammad Ali's boxing gloves and letters written by Frederick Douglass and Marcus Garvey. The "America I AM: The African American Imprint" museum exhibit, the brainchild of late-night PBS television talk show host Tavis Smiley, begs the question: Would America be the same without African-Americans. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Therefore, portraits culled from the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery by guest curator Deborah Willis include everyone from abolitionist Frederick Douglass and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. to musician Louis Armstrong and actress Dorothy Dandridge. "I wanted to consider the notion of beauty and power and its embodiment in the portrait," said Willis, who is a professor of photography and imaging at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
It took place in 2006 at the street basketball Mecca of Harlem s Rucker Park, on the corner of 155th street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, where stars like Dr. J. and Wilt Chamberlain first began. Reputations (nicknames) and legends are made at Rucker ( It s where you get tough, a fan says) and Yauch s attention to the authentic passion of folk culture makes the movie vibrant. (New York Press)
Frederick Douglass, the renowned abolitionist, began life as a slave on Maryland s Eastern Shore. When his owner had trouble with the young, unruly slave, Douglass was sent to Edward Covey, a notorious slave breaker. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Former Frederick Douglass High School principal Isabelle Grant and high school band members attend the screening of the documentary Hard Times at Douglass High: A No Child Left Behind Report Card, which premiered June 23 on HBO, in Silver Spring, Md. Maryland is one of six states given new freedoms under an NCLB pilot program. (USA Today -- News)
This is an acidic review of a biography of Frederick Douglass, the slave who became a formidable orator for abolition and later a respected public servant (the title is a quoted reaction to Douglass's modest request to be paid for his services). The review notes how most white abolitionists (including Lincoln) were opposed to equal rights for freed slaves, and severely criticises the author (a white historian) for failing to notice black women. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
In its early decades, the church was supported by notable parishioners, such as abolitionist Eliza Ann Gardner, a seamstress who worked closely during the Civil War with noted abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison. Gardner was a member for 75 years who meticulously recorded her experience with the abolitionist movement and the church, parishioners and historians said. (Boston Globe)
She is the great-great-granddaughter of abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass. Elissa Eubanks / AJC. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
As for the presidential campaign - in the possibility of a Democratic president and Democratic majority in Congress, McClintock offers Republicans the advice of former statesman Frederick Douglass. Agitate, agitate, and agitate. (Human Events Online)
JOEY DORSEY, C, MEMPHIS High school: Baltimore Frederick Douglass Coach: Rodney Coffield When is the first time you remember thinking this guy had the potential to play professionally someday. "Probably when I first saw him dunk the ball. He was a junior in high school at the time. He jumped and I didn't think he would ever come down. Even back then, he already had that chiseled body. He looked like a Greek god. In my mind, I thought he would be a pro. But I never told him that. I wanted to... (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
By Frederick Douglass ... By Frederick Douglass. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Must SkipThe Weekly Standard's comparing Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Frederick Douglass feels forced, and the piece ultimately reads like a high-school compare-and-contrast essay. Best Politics of the WeekJohn Hellemann's New York on Hillary Clinton argues that she has emerged from her campaign a political heavyweight. (Slate)
By Frederick Douglass ... By Frederick Douglass ... By Frederick Douglass. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The second-place choice was abolitionist Frederick Douglass, with 33 percent of the vote. Mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker had 31 percent. (ABC 7 News, DC)
The center at Frederick Douglass Boulevard is scheduled to officially open next month. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. (USA Today -- Life)
Weekly Standard, June 23The compares Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Frederick Douglass, freedom fighters separated by 150 years who are both best known for "fleeing the culture they'd grown up in and entering another." Hirsi Ali ran to the Netherlands to escape a forced marriage in Canada, while Douglass fled slavery for Massachusetts. "Both grappled with the meaning of human equality in difference, whether difference of race or difference of sex." A on Defense Secretary Robert Gates finds that he has... (Slate)
By Frederick Douglass. June 12, 2008 11:53 PM. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Frederick Douglass, a slave, explained this phenomenon when he was employed as a Baltimore ship's caulker: "I was to be allowed all my time; to make bargains for work; to find my own employment, and to collect my own wages; and in return for this liberty, I was to pay him (Douglass' master) three dollars at the end of each week, and to board and clothe myself, and buy my own caulking tools.". There are some benefits to being a quasi free person such as Frederick Douglass. (Townhall.com)
Anderson, 78, the great-grandson of an Alabama slave, spends his days portraying Frederick Douglass, the iconic 19th-century abolitionist, in Rochester, N.Y. History, insists Anderson, is not a burden. Just the opposite. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
He also told the boys about historic black Americans Frederick Douglass, who learned to read while enslaved, and Malcolm X, a civil rights leader. He also promised the boys if they would read his book which he provided them autographed copies of and then write him a letter, he would send them a 50 check. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Valedictorians for the 10 APS high schools are as follows: Keiambra Stewart, George Washington Carver High School of Entrepreneurship; Quoc Hung Vo, Frederick Douglass High School; Taylor Kelley, Henry W. Grady High School; Tiara Meriweather, Benjamin E. Mays High School; Brett Dutro, North Atlanta High School; Dat Vu, South Atlanta High School of Leadership and Economic Empowerment; Sonequea Copeland, Southside Comprehensive High School; Nadia Reese, D. M. Therrell High School of Business and... (Atlanta Daily World, GA)
Thus we have Frederick Douglass, the son of a white plantation owner, taught in schools as a black abolitionist. Halle Berry is a black actress. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
History teacher Jeffrey Vogel compared the class to a slave, Henry Brown, who mailed himself from slavery to Philadelphia, after which he joined with Frederick Douglass to campaign against slavery. Will you simply live your lives, Vogel said, or will you save lives. (Somerville Journal, MA)
The spoken word selections invoked Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth and Lincoln among others. Holbrook read several selections. (Fox News)
The world famous Apollo Theater, where stars are born and legends are made is located in the heart of Harlem at 253 West 125 Street, between Adam Clayton Powell Blvd (7th Ave.) and Frederick Douglass Blvd (8th Ave.). For further information about the Apollo Theater, visit the website at. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Last October, Historic Carlisle organized an event that honored Frederick Douglass, the slave, abolitionist and author who visited Carlisle three times during the 1800s. Mary Faller Duxbury is an Historic Carlisle member coordinating publicity for the encampment. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
By Frederick Douglass. May 28, 2008 9:05 PM. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
By Frederick Douglass. May 29, 2008 1:20 AM. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Some identified as freethinkers include: cycling champion Lance Armstrong, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, women's rights pioneer Susan B. Anthony, abolitionist Frederick Douglass and author Alice Walker, who wrote The Color Purple. Campers are exposed to science and learn about evolution. (USA Today -- News)
For many years, leaders of the women's rights movement, such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, had been staunch supporters of the anti-slavery/civil rights movement and its most prominent leader, Frederick Douglass. In turn, Douglass championed the women's cause partly because he believed in its principles, partly because he understood the importance of maintaining a strong political alliance. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
The main speaker at the event will be Frederick Douglass portrayer Steve Cole, who will perform Douglass "Oration in Memory of Abraham Lincoln," originally given at the unveiling of the Freedmen s Monument in Washington D.C. on April 14, 1876. "I have listened to Steve speak and portray Frederick Douglass and Steve does an excellent job," Eisenhower said ... "This is Frederick Douglass s more personal memories of his friend, his friend who he advised through the war," Cole said. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
A partnership among Docere Palace Studios, Connecticut Public Television (CPTV), Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and others brought a cast and crew to town to film "Frederick Douglass, Pathway to Freedom," a documentary about the life of the best known African American abolitionist, journalist, escaped slave and public servant ... "It s really a time that s glossed over," said Kleiner, "everyone studies the Colonial and Revolutionary periods then fast forwards to the Industrial... (Westerly Sun, RI)
Many prominent African-Americans came to visit the camp, among them Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass. During his visit Douglass noticed, Black recruits being punished for military infractions, a practice, which disturbed him deeply since most of the recruits already bore the scares from slavery. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
A book on Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass produced by students from the School of Imaging & Information Technology (IIT) at Edison with input from children at Enrico Fermi School No. 17 was unveiled yesterday. Well learn more about on CW-This Morning. (WOKR13 Rochester)
The design was chosen over two other finalists, featuring abolitionist Frederick Douglass and musician Duke Ellington. The D.C. government and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts also will be consulted before the final decision is made by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. (ABC 7 News, DC)
"You get something they cannot take away."Smith also cited Frederick Douglass' famed Fifth of July speech, assuring the historically black university's graduates of their value as they begin their professional lives ... "And these friends of Frederick Douglass would be asked to denounce him. But we embrace him, as we embrace the great North Carolinian John Coltrane, who showed us the only way to survive was through a love supreme. So we march to Douglass, and we march to Coltrane, and you... (News & Observer)
The family moved whenever his mother couldn't make rent, but Sailor found his footing at Frederick Douglass High School and started a radio station there. At 19, he pastored a country church in Paulding County. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Abolitionist and runaway slave Frederick Douglass gave a famous oration on the meaning of Independence Day, asking "What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July? I answer, a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim." But instead of joining the chorus of black voices swelling with nostalgia to return to their African roots, Douglass stayed put. Poet Langston Hughes grieved in verse that "(America never... (Time.com)
Learning the alphabet, said Frederick Douglass, was the first "inch" out of his mental darkness as a slave ... Learning the alphabet, said Frederick Douglass, was the first "inch" out of his mental darkness as a slave. (Townhall.com)
By Frederick Douglass. April 17, 2008 3:08 PM. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Many people don t tour the Frederick Douglass House (which is in the upper right quadrant of the city accessible by Metro but in a different part of town than the other musuems) ... my one off the beaten path must-see would be frederick douglass home in anacostia. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
As Frederick Douglass told us, Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. (Littleton Independent, MA)
The Frederick Douglass Resource Center will host exhibits and provide other resources ... The Frederick Douglass Resource Center is slated to open in July. (R News)
One of the most powerful presentations was from Dr. Lorraine Monroe, founder and former principal of the Frederick Douglass Academy, located in Harlem, New York. Dr. Monroe took a failing school, and turned it into one of New York City s top performing schools. (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
His father, George, was the first employer of a newly freed Frederick Douglass at Howland's whaling operation. Through Wellman's research and several diaries White owns, they discovered that Augustus Howland purchased the property in 1832. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Those pictured include the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with Coretta Scott King; Frederick Douglass; Muhammad Ali; Ray Charles; and Ella Fitzgerald. Smithsonian Institution. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
" --Martin Luther King Jr., Macon Temple, April 3, 1968 F or a brief moment in 1968, the attention of the nation focused on the tiny Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. It was April 4, and Martin Luther King Jr. had come to Memphis in support of striking sanitation workers. There was much turmoil surround ing his appearance in Memphis, but Dr. King knew what to expect. In a somewhat prophetic tone the night before, he had proclaimed to a capacity audience at Memphis' Macon Temple that his time may... (NJ.com -- Times)
R News: As It Happens, Where It Happens. Thursday April 03, 2008. (R News)
Detroit Frederick Douglass. Ferndale-Academy of Oak Park. (Niles Star, MI)
A school resource officer had to use pepper spray to break up a fight outside Rochester's Frederick Douglass School Tuesday afternoon ... A school resource officer had to use pepper spray to break up a fight outside Rochester's Frederick Douglass School Tuesday afternoon. (R News)
It's a new way of doing business, LSU officials said on Monday at the ribbon-cutting for one of those clinics, a windowless beige trailer behind Frederick Douglass Senior High School in the 9th Ward ... In the mornings, they are reserved for students at adjoining schools: Frederick Douglass Senior High and Martin Behrman and Murray Henderson elementaries. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Last October, Historic Carlisle organized an event that honored Frederick Douglass, the slave, abolitionist and author who visited Carlisle three times during the 1800s. Her hope is visitors to the encampment and other French and Indian War events learn more about how people lived in the 1700s. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Is he more outrageous than Frederick Douglass. By Manya A. Brachear, Chicago Tribune March 30, 2008 CHICAGO -- On the Sunday in 2003 when Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. shouted "God damn America" from the pulpit of Trinity United Church of Christ, he defined damnation as God's way of holding humanity accountable for its actions. (Q13.com, WA)
No other Massachusetts book rivals "Moby-Dick," not even "The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave," by Frederick Douglass, an eloquent account of the author's courageous self-emancipation. Some might suggest other books: Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter," Ralph Waldo Emerson's essays, Henry David Thoreau's "Walden," Emily Dickinson's poems, Jack Kerouac's "On the Road," or the poetry of Robert Lowell. (Boston Globe)
Rucker Park, 155th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard. Judges including Shaquille O'Neal's "Blue Chips" co-star Anthony Hall will be holding court at Harlem's legendary Rucker Park from 2 to 3 p.m., when 10 high-flying slam dunkers compete for the right to represent New York City in Dunkman's June 5 national championship match-up in Phoenix. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
" and "Ich bin Ein Berliner" by JFK; RFK's stunning impromptu remarks on the assassination of Martin Luther King, and of course "I have a Dream" and many others by King himself. Hmmm, notice that almost all the great classics are from Democrats? Oh yeah, Nixon had "Checkers" and "I am not a crook" and, well, then there's Dubya. 'Nuff said. Obamamania wrote on Mar 19, 2008 11:29 PM:Barak Obama has been given a pass by the lame stream media because of his race. Those who were most impressed by his... (North County Times)
Race discourse, whether it was Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois, Martin King, Malcolm X, Louis Farrakhan or Jeremiah Wright had to bust into the public discussion like an atomic bomb, blowing a hole in the side of Americas racial pretest of equality and fairness. Largely because there is a viciousness to the American race politic that has rarely subsided. (Eurweb.com)
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