One Book - An Afternoon with Frederick Douglass

Program Type:

Lifelong Learning, Lectures, One Book Sarasota

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors
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Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, becoming famous for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.

Donald Dowridge re-enacts the life of one of America's most prominent civil rights figures in history, Frederick Douglass. Douglass played a vital part in the freedom of slaves as well as becoming a gifted lecturer, author, and publisher. Registration is required.

 

This is part of our One Book One Community programming, whose 2023 selection is “The Personal Librarian” by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. Read the Book, Join the Discussion, Share the Story. Learn more at scgov.net/onebook