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.
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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
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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.
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Cast members of the hit musical, Hamilton are joining locals in Balbriggan to celebrate the visit to the North Dublin town of Frederick Douglass, a famous American abolitionist.
African-American Douglass was born into slavery before he escaped and became a national leader of the abolitionist and social reform movement.
He became famous for his oratory and anti-slavery writings, visiting Ireland for four months in 1845, during which time he travelled the country giving lectures.
The visit, which coincided with the onset of the Famine, was said to have inspired him in his campaign for social justice.
Douglass is believed to have passed through Balbriggan on his way from Dublin to Belfast and was likely to be one of the first American tourists to pass over Balbriggan s iconic viaduct, constructed the year before.
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