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Why the words of Douglass sing out loud in Cork
The legacy of Frederick Douglass from a musical perspective is being explored in Cork, says Stevie G in his Downtown column
Charmaine Ngwenya recording music at the Kabin studio in Cork City.
THE legacy of Frederick Douglass, the 19th century US social reformer and civil rights activist, is being explored from a musical perspective in Cork this week. The former slave, turned abolitionist, once journeyed through Cork and Ireland, at the time of the Great Famine, and it left a mark on his life and future teachings.
Most Cork and Irish people knew little of Douglass until recently, but this impressive celebration of his impact brings his ethos into the 21st century. The challenges Douglass faced are mirrored today, a couple of centuries on, so his teachings are still relevant.
I didn’t know where Cork was : Hamilton star on walking in Frederick Douglass footsteps
Since arriving in Ireland for an event to celebrate the life of the anti-slavery campaigner, Paul Oakley Stovall has been moved by what he s discovered
Paul Oakley Stovall with Fionnuala O Connell of Cork Migrant Centre at the launch of the Douglass in Ireland exhibition, at Nano Nagle Place. Picture: Clare Keogh
Wed, 10 Feb, 2021 - 16:05
Marjorie Brennan
This time last year, Paul Oakley Stovall was playing the role of George Washington in the musical phenomenon Hamilton and enjoying every minute of it. Then Covid struck and everything changed, the iconic show created by Lin-Manuel Miranda just one of the thousands of productions that went dark around the world due to lockdown.
Hamilton star in Cork for transatlantic festival on life of Frederick Douglass
Paul Oakley Stovall, actor and activist, star of the musical Hamilton, pictured at Nano Nagle Place, who are hosting the Museum of Literature Ireland s Douglass in Ireland exhibition as part of #DouglassWeek, a weeklong creative commemoration of Frederick Douglass in Ireland from 8th - 14th February. Picture: Clare Keogh
Sun, 07 Feb, 2021 - 13:39
Eoin English
One of the stars of the smash-hit musical, Hamilton, hopes his involvement in a major transatlantic online festival this week celebrating the legacy of African American abolitionist Frederick Douglass will inspire a new generation about his vision of unity and tolerance.