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    Literary Technique - Analogy  Nov 22, 2009
    In Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Douglass describes the first time that he witnessed a slave being whipped, in this case a relative. "I remember the first time I ever witnessed this horrible exhibition. I was quite a child, but I remember it...It was the blood-stained gate, the entrance to the hell of slavery throught which I was about to pass.". (Suite101.com)

    South Africa: Civil Society to Lose Major Supporter [interview]  Nov 14, 2009
    As Frederick Douglass said, "power yields nothing without a struggle", which is why it is important to influence government through the strength of civil society organisations. The question for CSOs is always where the resources will come from. (allAfrica.com)

    Utah's Smithson Nominated for FedEx Orange Bowl Courage Award  Nov 5, 2009
    " Shaky credits his parents and a basketball coach at Frederick Douglass High School for keeping him out of trouble. He said he learned from others' mistakes and wanted to help his younger brother avoid temptation, as well. "I don't want to be just helping myself," Shaky told SI.com. "I want to be helping everybody else so that it's not just me that's being successful, it's a lot of other people being successful. " Smithson has nine catches for 56 yards and is averaging 23.5 yards per kickoff... (Themwc.com)

    CoryMcCartneyInside College Football When this Utah player escaped the streets, he took his brother.  Oct 29, 2009
    At Frederick Douglass High, graduation wasn't a given ... The subject of the HBO documentary , which chronicled the school's lack of funding, unqualified teachers and sub-par test scores, Frederick Douglass sees 50 percent of its ninth grade classes drop out before the year is up. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Football)

    African American portraits reflect a vast contribution  Oct 27, 2009
    And many of the subjects are even more famous: Frederick Douglass, Ray Charles, George Washington Carver, Bessie Smith, Joe Louis, Louis Armstrong, Toni Morrison, Richard Pryor. A nice sense of just how varied the sitters and their accomplishments can be, even within a single field, comes with a juxtaposition at the end of the show of Leontyne Price, the Supremes, and Sarah Vaughan. (Boston Globe)

    In heart of Dixie, an effort to note black Union regiment  Oct 24, 2009
    The latter was composed of men who passed a rigorous physical training program and who were sons or relatives of well-known abolitionists, such as Frederick Douglass. Some of the volunteers were already well-trained soldiers, having belonged to private militias, Jones said. (Boston Globe)

    Trading the courtroom for a classroom  Oct 20, 2009
    He quotes Frederick Douglass: "It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." ... " Dunn's classroom is less than three miles from his old law office, where he struggled to keep death row prisoners from the executioner's needle. This summer, after serving hundreds of death row clients for 20 grinding, stressful years, he traded the courthouse for Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School. The turmoil of middle school turns many teachers away, said the school's principal, Danielle... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    John Brown's complex legacy still divides  Oct 18, 2009
    He met Ralph Waldo Emerson and Thoreau, conferred with Frederick Douglass. At Harpers Ferry he fought Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, and John Wilkes Booth attended his hanging. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Less history, more hip-hop  Oct 16, 2009
    It was a shock seeing Roger Guenveur Smith at the start of "Frederick Douglass Now." Instead of the gray-bearded, mature figure we've seen in vintage photos, we find a young, vibrant man in a trim goatee and suit standing in front of a giant American flag ... While Smith managed to weave together his multi-generational racial themes, "Frederick Douglass Now" is most effective when it uses Douglass' own words ... It was a shock seeing Roger Guenveur Smith at the start of "Frederick Douglass Now."... (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    Glory restored to soldier's grave  Oct 4, 2009
    The only black soldier who outranked Francis in the unit was Master Sgt. Lewis Douglass, the son of noted abolitionist Frederick Douglass, Bodnar said. Recruited by white abolitionists, the 54th regiment gained recognition for fighting Confederate forces at Fort Wagner in South Carolina during the 1863 campaign. (Albany Times Union)

    LETTER: President's allegianceis to the 'radical left'  Sep 20, 2009
    "Fox News presented a graphic showing that the Lincoln-Douglas Debates were between Abraham Lincoln and the black abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Rewriting history on Aug. 6, 2008, Fox News host Brian Kilmeade denied that Bush ever tried to tie Al Qaeda to Iraq to justify his invasion, flatly stating that Bush "never even said there was a link between Al Qaeda and Iraq. " On June 17, 2004, Bush told the press, "The reason I keep insisting that there was a relationship between Iraq and Saddam... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Senator's death in duel prefaced Civil War carnage  Sep 13, 2009
    Frederick Douglass was a former slave and abolitionist, and invoking his name was meant as a slur, historian Ritchie said. The next day, Broderick told friends at a San Francisco hotel that he once considered Terry "the only honest man on the Supreme bench, but I take it all back.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    Paying tribute to a Masonic icon  Sep 12, 2009
    Hall is considered a foundational voice for the likes of Martin Luther King Jr. and Frederick Douglass. Clausen typically uses text in his works, as with the Vendome Firefighters Memorial in Boston, a 31-foot-long granite arc, and the Korean War Memorial in Somerville, a 53-foot diameter semicircle of quotes on granite and bronze. (Boston Globe)

    Scholar shares Iowa's history with the Underground Railroad  Sep 10, 2009
    Except for Alexander Clark Sr.; he was for Iowa as Frederick Douglass was for the. Clark, known as the Colored Orator of the West, was one of many in the nation fighting on behalf of the freedom seekers, the runaway slaves hoping to find freedom in the north and in Canada. (Muscatine Journal, IO)

    A one-man history lesson  Sep 4, 2009
    LIA CHANGAndre De Shields as Frederick Douglass, one of three roles he plays in Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: From Douglass to Deliverance at the Yard on Martha s Vineyard ... In Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: From Douglass to Deliverance, which he wrote, he plays the roles of Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King, and Barack Obama ... I am going to channel several political icons from American history: Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King, and Barack Obama. (Boston Globe)

    Thursday's Scores  Sep 4, 2009
    (AP) Jesuit 56, Frederick Douglass 6. South Beauregard 47, Merryville 14. (Nola.com -- Sports)

    Intriguing Ideas Falter In Rough Execution  Aug 19, 2009
    The first -- Jonathan L. Davidson's play about the 1872 presidential campaign of Victoria Woodhull and Frederick Douglass -- starts as a Suzan-Lori Parks-style, time-tripping fantasia, depicting an "Oprah"-style talk show led by a black host (Devin Haqq). But the action soon shifts to the 19th century, and the play becomes a standard historical drama featuring such figures as Susan B. Anthony (Liza Vann) and Ulysses S. Grant (Edward Hyland). (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    High and Low Relief  Aug 17, 2009
    Colonel Robert Gould Shaw commanded the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, a corps of African-American soldiers which included two of Frederick Douglass s sons, during the Civil War. In an audacious combination of high and low relief, the mounted officer leads his richly individualized troops, their ranks bristling with shouldered rifles, beneath a wafting, solemn angel. (New Yorker)

    National Black Herstory Conference  Aug 13, 2009
    In 2004 Denise Turney, author of the books Long Walk Up, Portia, Spiral and Love Has Many Faces, Dr. Geneva Baxter, associate dean at Spelman College and Jacqueline Miller Carmichael, English professor at Georgia State University, presented a literary weave that included discussions on the poet Margaret Walker, Iceberg Slim s popular novels and Frederick Douglass autobiography. The presentations were lively and engaging. (Suite101.com)

    Want to be a star? First Arts Alive! performance has something for you  Aug 13, 2009
    Feb. 24 Frederick Douglass: In the Shadow of Slavery. Actor Mel Johnson Jr. (whom you may recognize from major motion picture roles) portrays the life of Frederick Douglass who has been called the father of the civil rights movement in dramatic story and song. (Racine Journal Times, WI)

    Supreme Court Justice And Wise Latina?  Aug 9, 2009
    Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, "The Wise Latina" and Puerto Rican Pride. Sunday, August 09, 2009. (Slate)

    Your back-to-school guide  Aug 8, 2009
    Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglass high schools open with small learning communities. Coretta Scott King, Inman, Kennedy and Price middle schools are in a pilot program for sixth-graders in which they spend more time with the same teachers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    Douglass stars reunited in NFL  Aug 7, 2009
    Berea, Ohio James Davis cheered from the stands as Jamal Lewis set all the rushing records at Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta. Now the two are teammates with the Cleveland Browns. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Academic, fiscal realities for metro schools  Aug 3, 2009
    Major changes: Frederick Douglass and Washington high schools become small learning communities. Douglass will offer communications and journalism; hospitality, tourism and marketing; business and entrepreneurship; and engineering and applied technology. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    A psychiatrist offers insights on Charlie Chaplin  Aug 2, 2009
    In addition to the Chaplin book, he s written psychobiographies of Frederick Douglass and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. But even though hundreds of books have been written about Chaplin, Weissman still found plenty of material to mine. (Boston Globe)

    Taking Our Cues From Martin  Jul 31, 2009
    African Americans have a long history of protesting mistreatment: Frederick Douglass got into a fist fight with his slave master; Ida B. Wells-Barnett took her anti-lynching campaign all the way to President McKinley,and Medgar Evers courageously spoke out against police brutality before his untimely death. Years later, here we are, witnessing Professor Gates stand up against injustice. (Slate)

    On Visions of America: Photographin...  Jul 27, 2009
    From the Jamestown settlement to Frederick Douglass and through to modern-day where minorities are now an image of power and leadership, Stohm presents in only a few photographs how far America has come from its foundation. American History. (Suite101.com)

    Beige in America  Jul 22, 2009
    Wednesday, July 22, 2009. Will multiracial maven Soledad OBrien ever do a prime-time report on her own people. (Slate)

    Q&A with Gates  Jul 21, 2009
    Look, from Frederick Douglass, who reviewed and praised it, to James Baldwin in 1949, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" has had more impact than any other single book on the shaping of African-American literature. Now it's unread by black people. (Boston Globe)

    MLK a Republican at heart?  Jul 16, 2009
    Kamau-Imani said his group plans more billboards with claims that other black historic figures, such as Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, were Republicans. Inside AJC.COM. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    What’s behind Obama poll numbers? The economy  Jul 14, 2009
    What s behind Obama poll numbers. What s behind Obama poll numbers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    For blacks, a hidden cost of Obama's win?  Jul 11, 2009
    In 1852, abolitionist Frederick Douglass spoke at a Fourth of July commemoration in Rochester, N.Y. He asked his mostly white audience: 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. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)

    Local branch of National Archives in Morrow uses documents to highlight history  Jul 11, 2009
    King, along with Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Thurgood Marshall and Susan B. Anthony are prominent throughout the exhibit. This is a sample of the types of documents we have, said Lisa Royse, the National Archives national museum programs coordinator. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    All men and women  Jul 5, 2009
    At this assembly for the ages were several names that rocked American history, including Frederick Douglass, who was an equal-opportunity activist for civil rights. Many of the founding mothers of the American women's movement were there. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Fourth of July is a celebration of agitation (23)  Jul 5, 2009
    It was only getting started and the rebellion has moved through such great forces of agitation as the abolitionists and suffragists, Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass, the Populists and the Wobblies, Fighting Bob La Follette and Huey Long, the Square Deal and New Deal, Mother Jones and Woodie Guthrie, Rachel Carson and Ralph Nader, Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez and on into todays continuing fight for economic fairness, social justice and equal opportunity for all. Without... (Paragould Daily Press, AR)

    Tant: 'True patriotism' can be tough call  Jul 4, 2009
    "What to the American slave is your Fourth of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days of the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim," thundered author, activist and escaped slave Frederick Douglass in 1852. "To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless ... a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a... (Athens Banner-Herald)

    A country to celebrate  Jul 4, 2009
    One was from Frederick Douglass, who said in 1852 that the celebrations were a sham that betrayed the gross injustice and cruelty of slavery. He said your shouts of liberty and equality were hollow mockery. (Boston Globe)

    The time to talk about racial divide  Jul 4, 2009
    Last month, nearly 100 people gathered at the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial for a communal reading of Frederick Douglass s fiery Independence Day speech, The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro. I conceived the idea of this public reading out of my concern that the hoopla surrounding the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln s birth was not relevant to and was failing to reach our young people, particularly immigrants and youths of color. (Boston Globe)

    The Patriot Act  Jul 2, 2009
    excellent Frederick Douglass quote, Jack ... Frederick Douglass warned that "if there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightening. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. This struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, and it may be both moral and physical, but it must be a struggle. Power concedes... (Slate)

    Marines launch major push in Afghanistan  Jul 2, 2009
    6:51 pm July 1, 2009, by Jay. CAMP LEATHERNECK, , July 2 Thousands of U.S. Marines descended upon the volatile Helmand River valley in helicopters and armored convoys early Thursday morning, mounting an operation that represents the first large-scale test of the U.S. military s new counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    A little hint at life in the other Georgia  Jun 30, 2009
    Frederick Douglass don t eat grits, don t drink sweetened tea and don t eat fried chicken. I tell people that s why I keep and cultivate my Southern dialect. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Jackson Was A Study In Black And White  Jun 29, 2009
    Is Danyel Smith too young to remember Jackie Robinson, or Hank Aaron, or Arthur Ashe, or Wilt Chamberlain, or Julius Erving, or Magic Johnson, or Michael Jordan, or Charles Barkley, or Cassius Clay aka Muhammed Ali, or Louis Armstrong, or Harry Belafonte, or Chuck Berry, or James Brown, or Ray Charles, or Nat King Cole, or John Coltrane, or Miles Davis, or Aretha Franklin, or Marvin Gaye, or Jimi Hendrix, or Lena Horne, or Etta James, or Quincy Jones, or Wynton Marsalis, or Smokey Robinson, or... (CBS News)

    Wow, Michael Jackson gone?  Jun 26, 2009
    Wow, Michael Jackson gone. Wow, Michael Jackson gone. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Among GOP faithful, Palin’s the (wo)man  Jun 25, 2009
    Among GOP faithful, Palin s the (wo)man. 5:18 pm June 24, 2009, by Jay. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    I.F. Stone This, I.F. Stone That. Enough Already!  Jun 22, 2009
    While Guttenplan goes off the rails in comparing Stone to the likes of Tom Paine and Frederick Douglass, there is good reason to view him both as a superb investigative reporter and a writer of lasting impact. But biographers can be intrusive, especially when playing defense. (Slate)

    LETTER: Obama breaking the law 'in the public interest'  Jun 22, 2009
    " The Question wrote on Jun 21, 2009 4:32 PM:" Say, Harry, did you hear Fox News own pundit, Bernard Goldberg, tell O'Reilly "...that there are a couple of people, very few, but a couple of people on this network who suffer from Obama Derangement Syndrome. They won't give Obama a break under any circumstances..." " The Question wrote on Jun 21, 2009 4:59 PM:" Harry, do you recall that Fox News is the organization that aired a graphic showing that the Lincoln-Douglas Debates were between Abraham... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    The brave patriots of Iran continue to press their case  Jun 21, 2009
    Quotes from the original Frederick Douglass: The thing worse than rebellion (Ahmadinejad) is the thing that cause rebellion. A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me (George American). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum Offers Free Summer Shuttle Service from the National Mall  Jun 20, 2009
    Shuttle Anacostia picks up riders on Saturdays and Sundays from the Smithsonian Castle, the National Air and Space Museum and the Anacostia Metro Station beginning at 10 a.m. Riders can also visit the Frederick Douglass Historic Site, which is included as a stop on the shuttle as it loops back to the Castle. Interested visitors are directed to shuttle stops marked by promotional signage featuring mannequins and displays from the exhibitions currently on view at the museum, "Jubilee: African... (PR Newswire)

    I wish those gays would stop ruining marriage  Jun 18, 2009
    6:43 pm June 17, 2009, by Jay. Marriage is the cornerstone on which our society was founded. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Yes, this is blatant hypocrisy on Obama’s part  Jun 17, 2009
    Frederick Douglass yes, hypocracy. I Report :-) You Whine. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Seven Civil War stories your teacher...  Jun 16, 2009
    This idea didn't sit well with leaders like Frederick Douglass, who considered colonization to be "a safety valve...for white racism.". Luckily for Douglass (and the country), colonization failed spectacularly. (CNN -- Law)

    BACVA launching new tourism promotion  Jun 5, 2009
    Noonan outlined the plans at a press conference that featured impersonators dramatizing the lives of Billie Holiday, Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, all born in Baltimore. A new print ad featuring the wax figure of President Barack Obama at the National Great Blacks in Wax museum in Baltimore will aid the marketing campaign. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)

    Spurned auto dealers beg sympathy from Congress  Jun 4, 2009
    3:44 pm June 3, 2009, by Jay. Of all the problems involved in (temporary) government ownership of Chrysler and GM, this one is potentially the most difficult: When tough business decisions are made, it s going to be easy for those on the wrong end to run to Congress and complain. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Prominent historian to speak in Carlisle  Jun 4, 2009
    Together, they also established the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition at Yale University, which awards the annual Frederick Douglass Prize. The two men also co-founded the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and built the Gilder Lehrman Collection of American historical manuscripts, a history of America in the original documents, now on deposit at the New York Historical Society. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)

    Harvard to deny 2d student her diploma  Jun 3, 2009
    Smith graduated from Frederick Douglass Academy, a public school in Harlem, in 2005. During her years at Harvard, she was active in multiple community service organizations, mentoring, and afterschool programs, said a friend and classmate who did not want to be named because of the ongoing investigation into the killing. (Boston Globe)

    Don’t smear O’Reilly with Tiller assassination  Jun 2, 2009
    Don t smear O Reilly with Tiller assassination. 5:38 pm June 1, 2009, by Jay. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Goodbye, Mr. Fedge: Long-time history teacher retires  May 30, 2009
    His second-floor classroom at BMS is dominated by a picture of abolitionist Frederick Douglass and the Confederate flag. The kids are amazed, he said. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)

    Austin MurphyMURPHY'S LAW  May 29, 2009
    Levi is no one's candidate to conduct a filibuster, but the dude is Frederick Douglass next to Yaroslav Popovych, a Ukrainian whose limited English was on full display in. In "," Astana's quiet, behind-the-scenes heroes are afforded, at long last, their star turn. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)

    Pisciotta: Obama Gets Abortion Wrong  May 26, 2009
    Rather, I want to draw a comparison of abortion to slavery using the classic Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. One of the themes of the Frederick Douglass narrative is that slavery damaged the humanity and lives of slaveholders ... In 1825, at the age of seven, Frederick Douglass had the good fortune to be sent from a brutal plantation to Baltimore to live in the service of Hugh and Sophia Auld. (Newsmax)

    Memorial Day  May 25, 2009
    Some critics say that by making the holiday more inclusive, however, the original focus on, as Frederick Douglass put it, the moral clash between "slavery and freedom, barbarism and civilization" has been lost. Most Southern states still recognize Confederate Memorial Day as an official holiday, and many celebrate it in on the June birthday of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy. (Time.com)

    America's 'Top 100 Family Campgrounds' Announced by ReserveAmerica  May 23, 2009
    Anasazi State Park Museum-Boulder, UT Applegate Lake Recreation Area-Squaw Lakes-Siskiyou National Forest-OR Big Bone Lick State Park-Union, KY Borderland State Park-Easton/Sharon, MA Bulltown Historical Area-Burnsville Lake-Burnsville, WV Camp Floyd/Stagecoach Inn State Park and Museum-Fairfield, UT Canning Creek Cover Park & Campground-Council Grove Lake-Council Grove, KS Casey KOA-Casey, IL Castle Island-South Boston, MA Chippokes Plantation State Park-Surry, VA Colonel Allensworth State... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Brown Football Class of 2013  May 21, 2009
    6'4" 275 Villa Hills, KY Beechwood HS, KY Athletic: Anthony Munoz 2008 Offensive Lineman of the Year, Mr. Beechwood Football (2008), N.K.F.C.A. All-Star , First team All-Conference, 4-year Varsity Letterman, Starting Offensive Lineman for Back-to-Back Kentucky Class A State Champions (2007, 2008); High School Coach Noel Rash. Academic: National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Honor, Academic All-State first Team -- Football (2007, 2008), National Honor Society, McDonald's Scholar Athlete,... (Brownbears.com)

    Reading students celebrate achievements  May 19, 2009
    Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award: Placidina Fico. Garth Scott Hockey Scholarship: Eugene D Avolio. (Reading Advocate, MA)

    Obama seeks rules on exec compensation  May 14, 2009
    4:18 pm May 13, 2009, by Jay. How did we get into this economic mess, and how do we prevent something similar in the future. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Beauty queen overplaying her victim card  May 13, 2009
    3:22 pm May 12, 2009, by Jay. I m glad Carrie Prejean , since it seems to be important to her. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    When lawyers torture the law  May 6, 2009
    4:19 pm May 5, 2009, by Jay. In columns, blog posts and occasional speaking engagements, I ve argued against prosecution of Bush administration officials who were involved in trying to legitimize or carry out illegal torture. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Historic Carlisle Inc. announces slate of events through fall  May 4, 2009
    Over the years, HCI has invited to Carlisle nationally recognized living historians who have brought to life Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Passion for history. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)

    LETTER: Obama misspoke about being at war with Islam  May 2, 2009
    The Question wrote on May 1, 2009 4:53 AM:" Meds, do you recall that Fox "News" is the organization that presented a graphic showing that the Lincoln-Douglas Debates were between Abraham Lincoln and the black abolitionist Frederick Douglass? Do you recall that Fox "News""is the organization that changed Congressman Mark Foley's party affiliation from Republican to Democratic after it was inescapably confirmed that Foley was sexually soliciting teenage male pages in Congress. Do you recall that... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Reaction to Specter from across the GOP  Apr 29, 2009
    3:43 pm April 28, 2009, by Jay. I have traveled the state, talked to Republican leaders and office-holders and my supporters and I have carefully examined public opinion. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Constitution no longer law of the land  Apr 28, 2009
    "The limitation of tyrants is the endurance of those they oppose." Frederick Douglass. "Resistance to sudden violence, for the preservation not only of my person, my limbs, and life, but of my property, is an indisputable right of nature which I have never surrendered to the public by the compact of society, and which perhaps, I could not surrender if I would." JOHN ADAMS. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Norwell column: Locals answer the call in the Civil War, 1861-65, Part II  Apr 18, 2009
    Black abolitionist editor Frederick Douglass was among the voices urging Lincoln to allow blacks to fight in a war for their own freedom. Among the first black units was Robert Gould Shaw s Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth, a segregated unit commanded by white officers. (Norwell Mariner, MA)

    The faux outrage over Homeland Security report  Apr 17, 2009
    4:53 pm April 16, 2009, by Jay. WASHINGTON (AP) Republicans on Wednesday said a Homeland Security Department intelligence assessment unfairly characterizes military veterans as right-wing extremists. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Most Mohawk Valley legislators oppose gay marriage  Apr 17, 2009
    Paterson framed the issue in sweeping terms, invoking Frederick Douglass and Harriet Beecher Stowe and drawing a parallel between the fight to eliminate slavery in the 1800s to the current effort to allow gay marriage. Rights should not be stifled by fear, Paterson said. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)

    Yes, Al Franken really IS good enough  Apr 15, 2009
    5:17 pm April 14, 2009, by Jay. The election was in early November. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Michael Winship: Abraham Lincoln's legacy 144 years later  Apr 11, 2009
    Whitman, Whittier and Melville worshipped Lincoln in death; African-American leader Frederick Douglass met and admired him, but kept a slight, although respectful distance, one generated by centuries of enslavement and doubt. Viewed from the genuine abolition ground, Mr. Lincoln seemed tardy, cold, dull and indifferent, he declared 11 years after Lincoln s passing. (Medfield Press, MA)

    Across the Area  Apr 10, 2009
    The other Georgia schools competing nationally are Grayson High School, Chamblee High School, Northside High School, Frederick Douglass High School and Columbus High School. Reader Comments Note: Comments are not edited and don't represent the views of The Augusta Chronicle. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Sampler for April 9  Apr 9, 2009
    Dr. John Stauffer, a professor at Harvard University, will discuss his book, Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, at the Wednesday, April 15, session of the 2009 McConnell Author/Celebrity Series at the Marlborough Public Library. Stauffer is one of the world s leading scholars of antislavery, protest movements, and interracial relations. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)

    Obama administration will talk directly to Iran  Apr 9, 2009
    5:53 pm April 8, 2009, by Jay. WASHINGTON (AP) The Obama administration said Wednesday it will participate directly in group talks with Iran over its suspect nuclear program, another significant shift from President George W. Bush s policy toward a nation he labeled part of an axis of evil. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Lafayette federal judge reflects on time in office, LA  Apr 5, 2009
    A portrait of abolitionist Frederick Douglass, one of the most prominent black figures in U.S. history, hangs in the courtroom of a white judge who has presided over nearly 20 school desegregation cases. U.S. District Judge Tucker Melancon says Douglass is one of his heroes. (Nola.com -- Sports)

    It’s patriotic to want more ‘bang for the buck’  Apr 1, 2009
    It s patriotic to want more bang for the buck. 3:34 pm March 31, 2009, by Jay. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Bee-lieving in their spelling skills  Mar 25, 2009
    As the competition began, students were called away from their parents to sit in cold metal chairs on stage beneath busts of John Adams and Frederick Douglass. A panel of judges then conducted the competition, ringing a bell whenever a student spelled a word incorrectly. (Rsolindale Parkway Transcript, MA)

    Barack Obama: Capitalism’s BFF  Mar 24, 2009
    Barack Obama: Capitalism s BFF. 3:02 pm March 23, 2009, by Jay. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Child Trafficking: Brains Down The Drain  Mar 18, 2009
    Mr. Annan, the winner of the 2008 Frederick Douglass Freedom Award during the Freedom Awards organized by Free the Slaves (FTS) an international non-governmental organisation, is the founder and Executive Director of Challenging Heights, a local NGO committed to helping curb human trafficking and slavery in this era. In an interview forming part of a series of broadcasts Free the Slaves is making to help stamp out child trafficking and slavery, Mr. Annan was one of two people interviewed. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Big Government Creeping Privacy Threat  Mar 18, 2009
    Tuesday, March 17, 2009. SIGN UP FOR FREE NEWS ALERTS. (Newsmax)

    Cooper helped pave the way for blacks  Mar 16, 2009
    In early 1964, Friedman and a UNC law student named Reggie Fountain walked into the gymnasium at Elm City's all-black Frederick Douglass High, dispatched by Smith to scout Cooper. Smith, whose father insisted on including black players on the Kansas high school teams he coached decades earlier, wanted to add an African-American player to his program. (News & Observer -- Sports)

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