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The Speeches of Frederick Douglass
The Speeches of Frederick Douglass: A Critical Edition | Frederick Douglass
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A collection of twenty of Frederick Douglass’s most important orations This volume brings together twenty of Frederick Douglass’s most historically significant speeches on a range of issues, including slavery, abolitionism, civil rights, sectionalism, temperance, women’s rights, economic development, and immigration. Douglass’s oratory is accompanied by speeches that he considered influential, his thoughts on giving public lectures and the skills necessary to succeed in that endeavor, commentary by his contemporaries on his performances, and modern-day assessments of Douglass’s effectiveness as a public speaker and advocate.
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February 8, 2023
6:00 PM - 8:15 PM EST

Theater of War usually does readings of Greek plays done by professional actors and members of the community affected by the themes of the piece - nurses, members of the military, people who care for those with dementia. There's discussion afterwards, and those have been very moving.
They started doing them via Zoom during the pandemic, and they've continued that practice. Link to Eventbrite in comments

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According to a Fact-Check website, there‘s no evidence that Douglas ever did say this, but I still think the sentiment holds, so I‘m posting with that caveat.

#Repair #QuotsyOct20 @TK-421

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