This Frederick Douglass mural in Easton, Md., is a modern-day makeover that has some in the abolitionist’s hometown divided. Alana Wise/NPR hide caption toggle caption Alana Wise/NPR This Frederick Douglass mural in Easton, Md., is a modern-day makeover that has some in the abolitionist’s hometown divided. Alana Wise/NPR A small
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Frederick Buechner, Novelist With a Religious Slant, Dies at 96
“Contrary to widespread religious belief,” he wrote in a 1994 essay for The Times, “I don’t think God goes around changing things in the sense of making bad things happen to bad people and good things happen to good people, or of giving one side victory over the other in
Frederick Douglass biographer traces the rise of a legendary abolitionist and orator
Frederick Douglass biographer traces the rise of a legendary abolitionist and orator : NPR Frederick Douglass biographer traces the rise of a legendary abolitionist and orator David Blight’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography traced Douglass’ path from slavery to abolitionist and impressed HBO’s documentary, Frederick Douglass: In 5 Speeches. Initially broadcast in
What’s on TV This Week: ‘Frederick Douglass: In 5 Speeches’ and Awards Reveals
Between community, cable and streaming, the fashionable tv panorama is an unlimited one. Listed below are a few of the reveals, specials and flicks coming to TV this week, Feb. 21-27. Particulars and occasions are topic to vary. Monday THE ENDGAME 10 p.m. on NBC. An F.B.I. agent (Ryan Michelle
When Frederick Douglass Met Andrew Johnson
But Douglass was quick to see what Johnson was up to. Before the end of his first year in office, Johnson had announced an Amnesty Proclamation for ex-Confederates, allowing Southern landowners who petitioned him personally to hold onto their property. Instead of referring to Reconstruction, he insisted on the term