Belfast is due to host Douglass Week in 2024, celebrating the life of anti-slavery campaigner and writer Frederick Douglass. The links between Ireland and the United States are many and well-known. One perhaps lesser-known link, however, is the anti-slavery stance of many prominent Irish figures. Thanks to this stance, prominent abolitionist writer Frederick Douglass was … Read more
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Editor’s Picks, Events, History, News Belfast is due to host Douglass Week in 2024, celebrating the life of anti-slavery campaigner and writer Frederick Douglass. The links between Ireland and the United States are many and well-known. One perhaps lesser-known link, however, is the anti-slavery stance of many prominent Irish figures. Thanks to this stance, prominent abolitionist writer Frederick Douglass was … Read more
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