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Program Description
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Join Frederick Douglass (Nathan M. Richardson) for a conversation about the meaning of American Democracy in the words of the former slave turned writer, orator and abolitionist.
Learn how his relationships with William Lloyd Garrison, Susan B Anthony, Harriet Tubman and Presidents Lincoln, Johnson, Garfield and Grant significantly influenced the suffrage movement, the antebellum, the civil war and early reconstruction. Hear Mr. Douglass explain his evolving views on the U S Constitution, the founding fathers and American Democracy. Bring your own questions.
Nathan M. Richardson is a published author, performance poet and Frederick Douglass Historian. He is the author of four collections of poetry and teaches a variety of workshops for emerging writers and spoken word artists. Nathan is now in the 10th year of The Frederick Douglass Speaking Tour - a living history performance that captures completely the physical, spiritual and intellectual essence of the former slave, writer, orator and abolitionist Frederick
Douglass. Nathan is a Chautauqua Scholar with living history performances at The White House Visitors Center, American Studies Programs at Christopher Newport University, Founding Forward at Valley Forge, PA and other universities across the country. The Frederick Douglass Speaking Tour is a feature on American Cruise Lines (Small Ship Historic Cruises). Mr. Richardson has film credits with the National Park Service and Alabama Public Television.
Lunch and the program are funded by an anonymous donor.
For additional information and to register, please contact Cynde Lahey, Director of Norwalk Adult Library Services, at clahey@norwalkpl.org or by calling (203) 899-2780, ext. 15133.