When Frederick Douglass Met John Brown
... stay in Brooklyn in his own account, citing it as a key reason why he wouldn’t have been able to defeat the criminal charges he faced in Virginia. “They could prove I brought money” to Brown, he writes — making made him an accomplice to an act of treason. In the aftermath of the Harpers Ferry uprising, John E. Cook, Brown’s advance man for the raid, ratted out Douglass, reportedly telling authorities that Douglass did not carry out his end of the mission. According to the Richmond Daily Dispatch, Cook informed his captors that Douglass was supposed to arrive with a “large band” of fellow raiders at a schoolhouse near Harpers Ferry, which Cook had seized on the Monday morning after the Sunday night assault. “I conveyed the arms there for him and waited until nearly night, but the coward did not come,” Cook was quoted as saying. That detail didn’t make it into Cook’s lengthy confession, read before the court. But Cook did state that Douglass was fully aware of the ...
Ok, So We're Talking About Frederick Douglass Today
... former slave, and suffrage campaigner during a Black History Month event Wednesday morning, but there’s little to indicate that Trump knows anything about his subject, based on the rambling, vacuous commentary he offered. “I am very proud now that we have a museum on the National Mall where people can learn about Reverend King, so many other things, Frederick Douglass is an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is getting recognized more and more, I notice. Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, and millions more black Americans who made America what it is today. Big impact.” Within moments, he was off-topic, talking about some of his favorite subjects: CNN, himself, and his feud with CNN. Things got weirder later when White House spokesman and alternative-fact artist Sean Spicer was asked to clarify Trump’s remarks on Douglass. Spicer replied in a way that made it seem that he, also, hadn’t the foggiest notion who Frederick Douglass was and that he, like the president, seemed to think Douglass was still alive. “I think he [Trump] wants to highlight the contributions that he [Douglass] has made,” Spicer said. “And I think through a lot of the actions and ...
Jcal Plans 75-unit Affordable Housing Building In Harlem
... Aufgang Architects is the architect of record, the filing shows. The building — between West 128 th and West 129 th streets — would be comprised of a mix of studios through three-bedroom units with prices based on the city’s Extremely Low & Low-Income Affordability (ELLA) program, said Bollinger, characterizing the project as “deep affordability.” Amenities will include a recreation room, bike storage and study room, according to the DOB filing. JCAL, led by Bollinger, Josh Weissman and Neil Weissman, paid $2 million for the site plus an adjacent parcel at 2401 Eighth Avenue in 2016, according to property records. 2395 Fredrick Douglass Boulevard currently houses a supermarket, and Bollinger said JCAL formed a joint venture partnership with the supermarket’s owner. The developers plan to replace the store with a new market under a city program known as FRESH, or Food Retail Expansion to Support Health, which gives developers a zoning bonus for each square foot of supermarket space created. The building will be financed by the city’s Housing Development Corp. and Housing Preservation and Development agency, Bollinger ...
Frederick Douglass In Brooklyn' Bridges Historical Gap
... his death in 1895, Douglass had lived a diverse career as an orator, writer, publisher, politician, entrepreneur, political activist, counselor to presidents as well as national and international celebrity. Douglass’ capacity for eloquent oratory would help to irreversibly transform America before, during and well after the Civil War years. His controversial speeches resonate in a new found light in “Frederick Douglass in Brooklyn” (Akashic Books; $15.95). Theodore Hamm, the chair of journalism and new media studies at St. Joseph’s College in New York City, has edited a book of original source material that compiles a number of speeches Douglass delivered in the Brooklyn, which until 1898 was an independent municipality in New York. Most prominent are the speeches the abolitionist gave at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Plymouth Church and other leading institutions in Brooklyn. In an introductory essay, Hamm examines ...
Frederick Douglass, Patron Saint Of Education
... story. Frederick Douglass, Patron Saint of Education. Among Frederick Douglass’s many indispensable roles in American society—that of abolitionist, reformer, and statesman—was educator. 5:29 PM, Feb 01, 2017 | By Chris Deaton. Chris Deaton The Weekly Standard. Sorry, you've reached the limit on the articles you can view. Among Frederick Douglass's many indispensable roles in American society—that of abolitionist, reformer, and statesman—was educator. Learning was his hope and inspiration, opposite qualities of what made a "contented slave". To make one, he wrote, "It is necessary to darken his moral and mental vision, and, as far as possible, to annihilate the power of reason." Douglass's yearning for knowledge was so irrepressible and his virtue so true, he became one of the world's great champions of equality. And part of spreading the gospel, both his and the Christian one, was to risk his well-being to teach it. He wrote of his experience at around the mere age of 16 with a Mr. William Freeland, "what would be ...
More And More About Frederick Douglass
... would have mentioned the following. “Frederick Douglass has done an amazing job …. * Enduring the inhumanity of slavery after being born heir to anguish and exploitation but still managing to become a force for solace and liberty when America needed it most. * Recognizing that knowledge was his pathway to freedom at such a tender age. * Teaching himself to read and write and becoming one of the country’s most eloquent spokespersons. * Standing up to his overseer to say that ‘I am a man!’. * Risking life and limb by escaping the abhorrent institution. * Composing the Narrative of his life and helping to expose slavery for the crime against humankind that it is. * Persuading the American public and Abraham Lincoln that we are all equal and deserving of the right to live free. * Establishing the North Star newspaper when there was very little in the way of navigation or hope for the millions of enslaved persons. * Supporting the rights of women when few men of such importance endeavored to do so. * Arguing against unfair U. S. immigration restrictions. * Understanding that ...
During Listening Session With Black Leaders, Trump Blasts Cnn, Calls Frederick Douglass Somebody Who Has Done An Amazing Job
... used a so-called “listening session” with black leaders, scheduled to coincide with the start of Black History Month, to launch into a wide-ranging attack against the media. When Trump’s speech began discussing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as someone “whose incredible example is unique in American history,” the president segued to an anecdote about an inaccurate story in which a reporter erroneously reported that Trump had removed a bust of King from the Oval Office (the story was later retracted and the reporter apologized). “It turned out that that was fake news from these people,” Trump said, referring to the reporters assembled in the room. “Fake news. The statue is cherished. but they said the statue, the bust of Dr. Martin Luther King, was taken out of the office. And it was never even touched. So I think it was a disgrace. But that’s the way the press is, very unfortunate.”. The president’s speech then referred to abolitionist Frederick Douglass as “somebody who has done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more,” praised Rosa Parks and Harriet Tubman for ...
Trump’s Comment About Frederick Douglass Causes Much Confusion And Debate
... President Donald Trump made Wednesday at the White House during a Black History Month event left some people scratching their heads. During a “listening session,” Trump praised abolitionist Frederick Douglass, who died in 1895. He mentioned Douglass as “an example of somebody who has done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more, I notice,” Trump said. Frederick Douglass did “an amazing job” and CNN is “fake news,” President Trump says in African-American History Month listening session __link__/p 3 ix DIp Ss W. — Bradd Jaffy (@Bradd Jaffy) February 1, 2017. The way he couched his remarks made people wonder: Does Trump know who Frederick Douglass is, and does he know that he’s dead. As someone who used to help with English essays, this is 100% code for, "I've got no idea who Frederick Douglass is." __link__/MFM 8 p YAG 4 H. — El Elegante 101 (@skolanach) February 1, 2017. Chelsea Clinton tweeted the entirety of Trump’s remarks and seemed flummoxed. This is.this is. __link__/p 0 ...
Nuclear Option, Bad Phone Calls, And Frederick Douglass
... secure eight crossover votes for Gorsuch, which for now seems to be their goal. THE LATEST FROM CAPITOL HILL. Wednesday was full of surprises — and Rex Tillerson’s big Senate floor vote ended up being the least dramatic part: The former Exxon Mobil chief executive was confirmed to become secretary of state by a vote of 56 to 43. His fellow nominee, would-be education secretary Betsy De Vos, may not be so lucky: Two Republicans, Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), announced plans to vote against her confirmation , saying she lacks experience in public schools. This gives Democrats two out of the at least three Republican votes they would need to block her appointment. In other Cabinet news, Republicans moved aggressively to push through several Trump nominees Wednesday, suspending rules in the Senate Finance Committee to approve Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) for secretary of health and human services and Steven T. Mnuchin for secretary of the treasury without Democrats present. The ...
Stallions Dropped As Mascot Of New Frederick Douglass High School
... Kentucky. Since the public announcement of the mascot Monday, we have received feedback from some community members who have concerns about the mascot and we want assure our constituents that there was absolutely no intent to offend or upset anyone. We also recognize that there is support from others in our community to honor the former stallions of Hamburg Place farm. Moving forward, we will keep the Keeneland green and orange colors and horse image in the school logo to pay homage to Lexington's rich history in the horse industry, but we will allow the incoming students of Frederick Douglass High School to choose their mascot. We've already received suggestions of Thoroughbreds or Racers as possible alternatives to Stallions and we will solicit additional ideas from our students before they choose a horse themed mascot grounded in the land's equestrian heritage. We want our new high school to be a source of unity and pride for our entire community and we thank all of ...
Rochester’s Black Community Had A Deep—and Underrecognized—influence On Frederick Douglass
... in downtown Rochester. To slaves and free black Americans alike, he told the crowd of more than 500, July Fourth accentuated the failures, rather than the successes, of the Declaration’s vision. “What, to the American slave, is your 4 th 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. To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sound of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciation of tyrants brass fronted impudence; your shout of liberty and equality, hollow mockery; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanks-givings, with all your religious parade and solemnity, are to him, mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy — a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages. There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than are the people of the United States, at this very hour.”. “If not for the influence of local black leaders, that speech would not have been possible,” says Hudson. “In ...
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