Tuesday | July 11 | DAY 2
Happy #DouglassWeek 2023
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Happy #DouglassWeek 2023 〰️
DAY 2 was so inspiring, and we hoped you were able to join us!
On the 2nd Day of #DouglassWeek 2023, Tuesday, July 11th, in our first event of the day, we will see Dr Keidrick Roy again who will talk about Douglass’ philosophical insights during an event tracing some of the foundational social and political questions he contemplated in his adolescence. In our first in-person event in Rochester, we will join Douglass descendant Kenneth B. Morris Jr. and Hardy Brown who will hold presentations about Rochester as a stop on the Underground Railroad and the role that the Douglass family and the city of Rochester played in the fight against slavery.
Tuesday also includes one of our Douglass Dialogue events with the younger generation of descendants of Frederick and Anna Douglass. This promises to be a very inspiring conversation with Nicole Morris, Jenna Lynne Morris and Douglass Morris II, who share their experience and thoughts about being a direct descendant of the great abolitionist and explore the impact of that ancestry.
And, finally, Executive Director of Fulbright Ireland, Dr Dara Fitzgerald, and three Fulbright Frederick and Anna Douglass Award alumni will join us to discuss their research and scholarship and provide details on opportunities like the Fulbright-Frederick and Anna Douglass Award.
LINKS TO ALL EVENTS (DAY 2):
Rochesterians and Cedar Hill: Educators, Journalists and Activists visit Frederick Douglass in Washington, D.C. (This will be online soon)
Want to know what’s happening tomorrow?
On Wednesday, July 12, we will kick off with an in-person event in Cork, our first Cork Abolitionists Trail Tour - which, we are excited to say, has sold out, but don't worry, we are offering a second one on Thursday!
We are proud to say that we are continuing our educational efforts and continue to work on the Frederick Douglass Ireland Curriculum with educators around the world, and we’ll hear from some of them about their work on Wednesday. On Wednesday there are also several in-person events in Rochester, including the Rochester Fleet Feet Community Fun Run/Walk and a Food Drive benefiting FoodLink in Rochester, and free Douglass-themed tours at the Rochester Museum and Science Center. Our online viewers will also learn more about the lost history of Douglass in Rochester and the relationship between Rochester and Washington, DC. We will wrap Wednesday up with a very special event, a screening and live panel discussion of the one-act play, “Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass: A Walk to Respect” - definitely don’t want to miss that!
Happy #DouglassWeek, everyone, and make sure to watch everything on our #YouTube channel.