“It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.”― Frederick Douglass
By Victor Omondi Henry Louis Gates Jr., a Harvard historian and cultural entrepreneur, is fighting to preserve the ageless core of abolitionist and Black writer Frederick Douglass. Douglass’ face should be on a US currency bill, he says. According to Axios, the renowned literary critic says Douglass’ legacy, which dates back to the 1800s, is […]