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When Frederick Douglass came to Ireland
An illustration of Fredeick Douglass, circa 1846. Frederick Douglass and Ireland: In his own words, by Christine Kinealy, published by Routledge, is out now. American social reformer, abolitionist ...
'Frederick Douglass and Ireland: In His Own Words': A compelling
Christine Kinealy explores these and other questions in Frederick Douglass and Ireland: In His Own Words, two handsome volumes of letters, speeches and newspaper reports about Douglass's ...
Frederick Douglass in Ireland, 1845-46
Frederick Douglass came to Ireland at just the right time. 1845 was a year when Daniel O'Connell, although physically ailing, was still at the height of his political renown. By that time, he had established himself as one of Europe's premier opponents of slavery. O'Connell's views on the subject no doubt swayed many Irish people to ...
What Frederick Douglass learned from an Irish antislavery activist
Frederick Douglass traveled to Ireland after escaping slavery in the U.S. and there was inspired by ... Douglass explained that the reason for the trip was "to look on the faces of people who ...
On St. Patrick's Day: Remembering Frederick Douglass' Exile in Ireland
The Frederick Douglass statue at the University of Maryland portrays the youthful abolitionist in Ireland. —Greg Kahn. On August 16, 1845, 27-year-old Frederick Douglass boarded a wooden-paddle steamship in Boston, ultimately headed for England, Scotland, and Wales. But first he made a stop Dublin, landing just as the Great Famine was beginning.
The "Emerald Isle"
The "Emerald Isle". Ireland was Frederick Douglass' first stop on his tour of Britain. He travelled from Liverpool and stayed with abolitionists across the country, visiting the major cities of Belfast, Dublin, and Limerick, as well as visiting the Giants Causeway in the north. Douglass established links with the Hibernian Anti-Slavery ...
Celebrating Frederick Douglass in Ireland
At the time of his arrival to Ireland in the fall of 1846, 27-year-old Douglass was already a prominent anti-slavery activist, after fleeing north to escape the slavery into which he was born. His Irish visit inspired and transformed him, and after some more travel through England and Scotland, he returned to America, where he would ultimately ...
Frederick Douglass Found His Voice in Ireland
Frederick Douglass Found His Voice in Ireland. The Emergence of an Abolitionist. Frederick Douglass, c.1840s, in his 20s. Public domain. The first time Frederick Douglass spoke before an audience was in 1841 at an abolitionist meeting held on Nantucket Island. He was asked to share his story with the crowd and with knees knocking, Douglass took ...
Frederick Douglass in Ireland: the Dublin Edition of His Narrative
Prior to Douglass's trip to Ireland, he was surrounded by racist circumstances that were a consequence of accepted ways of life, modes of behavior, and manners of speech in the everyday American world: the enforcement of Jim Crow practices on boats and trains and in churches from New York to New Hampshire, as well as racist jokes, cold ...
Impact of the Trip
Impact of the Trip. Douglass' British trip influenced him for the rest of his life. Perhaps the most important experience for Douglass was the purchase of his freedom by his British friends. Ellen and Anna Richardson had written to Douglass' former master, Hugh Auld, demanding a price for his freedom. They agreed on £150; the money was ...
Frederick Douglass in Ireland
Irish historian Christine Kinealy discussed Frederick Douglass' time in Ireland during an 18-month trip to promote abolitionism abroad in 1845 and 1846. She argued that Douglass was moved by his ...
Anti-slavery hero's 1845 trip to Ireland to be feted in 'Douglass Week'
Sun Feb 07 2021 - 17:00. More than 175 years after Frederick Douglass embarked on a four-month visit to Ireland, the first all-island symposium to mark the occasion takes place this week ...
This month marks 175 years since anti-slavery leader Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass visited Ireland in autumn 1845 to spread the word of the horrific reality of the slave trade in the United States. He delivered a series of lectures, including two in the city of Limerick, and was honoured by the Mayor of Limerick for his contributions to the struggle for human rights.
Frederick Douglass travels 'home' to Ireland
In honor of February's annual Black History month we celebrate the meaningful influence the Irish had on the famous black abolitionist Frederick Douglass during his nineteenth century travels to Ireland. Douglass embarked by steamship to Dublin, landing in August 1845 and just before the Famine began. Douglass never knew his birthdate or age ...
Frederick Douglass in Britain and Ireland
Douglass was an abolitionist, civil rights activist, feminist and advocate of social justice. He travelled to Britain in 1845 for 19 months, lecturing against slavery in the United States. To an American audience, Douglass is perhaps the most famous fugitive from slavery, but in Britain he is less well known, despite the fact he achieved great ...
Were the Irish slaves? Frederick Douglass and his Irish awakening
From RTÉ Radio One's Morning Ireland, RTÉ Washington correspondent Brian O'Donovan reports on the opening of The Frederick Douglass Project, a new play chronicling Douglass's trip to Ireland
"Safe in Old Ireland": Frederick Douglass's Tour, 1845 1846
Douglass's Tour, 1845-1846. John F. Quinn. In year-long August tour 1845 of Frederick Ireland, Scodand, Douglass and began England. what Just proved twenty-seven to be years a nearly two old, Douglass had escaped from slavery seven years earlier and had been speaking at abolitionist meetings for four years. In May 1845 his autobiogra phy—The ...
Following in Frederick Douglass's Footsteps:
A Walking Tour of Dublin. By Christine Kinealy. n August 1845, an American "fugitive slave" named Frederick Douglass arrived in Dublin. He was seeking refuge from capture and a return to enslavement in his home country. Twenty-seven-year-old Douglass referred to his four months in Ireland as the "happiest moments" of his life.
Abolitionist Frederick Douglass to be remembered at events in Ireland
Additional events on Frederick Douglass in Ireland include an online Anti-Slavery Belfast Tour by Mark Doherty and Dr Tom Thorpe, on July 14th. Two days later there will be a virtual workshop in ...
156 years ago: Frederick Douglass in Ireland
28. By Edward T. O'Donnell. One hundred fifty-six years ago this week, on Nov. 10, 1845, Frederick Douglass spoke before a large gathering in the city of Limerick. The great abolitionist was in the midst of a speaking tour of Britain and Ireland, trying to drum up international support for ridding the world of the scourge of slavery.
When Frederick Douglass met Daniel O'Connell in Ireland
Dec 29, 2022. Frederick Douglass, pictured here in the 1840s, was "captivated" by Daniel O'Connell during his time in Ireland. Public Domain. Frederick Douglass, who had escaped slavery and later ...
Frederick Douglass ‑ Narrative, Quotes & Facts
Frederick Douglass - Narrative, Quotes & Facts
Frederick Douglass's Irish visit aligned with his ...
American orator, abolitionist, writer and escaped slave, Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) pictured circa 1880. ... "I can truly say," he wrote at the end of his trip, "I have spent some of the ...
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An illustration of Fredeick Douglass, circa 1846. Frederick Douglass and Ireland: In his own words, by Christine Kinealy, published by Routledge, is out now. American social reformer, abolitionist ...
Christine Kinealy explores these and other questions in Frederick Douglass and Ireland: In His Own Words, two handsome volumes of letters, speeches and newspaper reports about Douglass's ...
Frederick Douglass came to Ireland at just the right time. 1845 was a year when Daniel O'Connell, although physically ailing, was still at the height of his political renown. By that time, he had established himself as one of Europe's premier opponents of slavery. O'Connell's views on the subject no doubt swayed many Irish people to ...
Frederick Douglass traveled to Ireland after escaping slavery in the U.S. and there was inspired by ... Douglass explained that the reason for the trip was "to look on the faces of people who ...
The Frederick Douglass statue at the University of Maryland portrays the youthful abolitionist in Ireland. —Greg Kahn. On August 16, 1845, 27-year-old Frederick Douglass boarded a wooden-paddle steamship in Boston, ultimately headed for England, Scotland, and Wales. But first he made a stop Dublin, landing just as the Great Famine was beginning.
The "Emerald Isle". Ireland was Frederick Douglass' first stop on his tour of Britain. He travelled from Liverpool and stayed with abolitionists across the country, visiting the major cities of Belfast, Dublin, and Limerick, as well as visiting the Giants Causeway in the north. Douglass established links with the Hibernian Anti-Slavery ...
At the time of his arrival to Ireland in the fall of 1846, 27-year-old Douglass was already a prominent anti-slavery activist, after fleeing north to escape the slavery into which he was born. His Irish visit inspired and transformed him, and after some more travel through England and Scotland, he returned to America, where he would ultimately ...
Frederick Douglass Found His Voice in Ireland. The Emergence of an Abolitionist. Frederick Douglass, c.1840s, in his 20s. Public domain. The first time Frederick Douglass spoke before an audience was in 1841 at an abolitionist meeting held on Nantucket Island. He was asked to share his story with the crowd and with knees knocking, Douglass took ...
Prior to Douglass's trip to Ireland, he was surrounded by racist circumstances that were a consequence of accepted ways of life, modes of behavior, and manners of speech in the everyday American world: the enforcement of Jim Crow practices on boats and trains and in churches from New York to New Hampshire, as well as racist jokes, cold ...
Impact of the Trip. Douglass' British trip influenced him for the rest of his life. Perhaps the most important experience for Douglass was the purchase of his freedom by his British friends. Ellen and Anna Richardson had written to Douglass' former master, Hugh Auld, demanding a price for his freedom. They agreed on £150; the money was ...
Irish historian Christine Kinealy discussed Frederick Douglass' time in Ireland during an 18-month trip to promote abolitionism abroad in 1845 and 1846. She argued that Douglass was moved by his ...
Sun Feb 07 2021 - 17:00. More than 175 years after Frederick Douglass embarked on a four-month visit to Ireland, the first all-island symposium to mark the occasion takes place this week ...
Frederick Douglass visited Ireland in autumn 1845 to spread the word of the horrific reality of the slave trade in the United States. He delivered a series of lectures, including two in the city of Limerick, and was honoured by the Mayor of Limerick for his contributions to the struggle for human rights.
In honor of February's annual Black History month we celebrate the meaningful influence the Irish had on the famous black abolitionist Frederick Douglass during his nineteenth century travels to Ireland. Douglass embarked by steamship to Dublin, landing in August 1845 and just before the Famine began. Douglass never knew his birthdate or age ...
Douglass was an abolitionist, civil rights activist, feminist and advocate of social justice. He travelled to Britain in 1845 for 19 months, lecturing against slavery in the United States. To an American audience, Douglass is perhaps the most famous fugitive from slavery, but in Britain he is less well known, despite the fact he achieved great ...
From RTÉ Radio One's Morning Ireland, RTÉ Washington correspondent Brian O'Donovan reports on the opening of The Frederick Douglass Project, a new play chronicling Douglass's trip to Ireland
Douglass's Tour, 1845-1846. John F. Quinn. In year-long August tour 1845 of Frederick Ireland, Scodand, Douglass and began England. what Just proved twenty-seven to be years a nearly two old, Douglass had escaped from slavery seven years earlier and had been speaking at abolitionist meetings for four years. In May 1845 his autobiogra phy—The ...
A Walking Tour of Dublin. By Christine Kinealy. n August 1845, an American "fugitive slave" named Frederick Douglass arrived in Dublin. He was seeking refuge from capture and a return to enslavement in his home country. Twenty-seven-year-old Douglass referred to his four months in Ireland as the "happiest moments" of his life.
Additional events on Frederick Douglass in Ireland include an online Anti-Slavery Belfast Tour by Mark Doherty and Dr Tom Thorpe, on July 14th. Two days later there will be a virtual workshop in ...
28. By Edward T. O'Donnell. One hundred fifty-six years ago this week, on Nov. 10, 1845, Frederick Douglass spoke before a large gathering in the city of Limerick. The great abolitionist was in the midst of a speaking tour of Britain and Ireland, trying to drum up international support for ridding the world of the scourge of slavery.
Dec 29, 2022. Frederick Douglass, pictured here in the 1840s, was "captivated" by Daniel O'Connell during his time in Ireland. Public Domain. Frederick Douglass, who had escaped slavery and later ...
Frederick Douglass - Narrative, Quotes & Facts
American orator, abolitionist, writer and escaped slave, Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) pictured circa 1880. ... "I can truly say," he wrote at the end of his trip, "I have spent some of the ...