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Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass and the White Negro

February 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Film Screening and Discussion: "Frederick Douglass and the White Negro" at the Commodore John Barry Arts & Cultural Center The Commodore John Barry Arts & Cultural Center is proud to present a special screening of the acclaimed documentary film "Frederick Douglass and the White Negro" on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. This compelling film, directed by John J. … [Read more...] about Frederick Douglass and the White Negro

Why Famine Came To Ireland


By Thomas Cahill

January 2000

October 20, 2021 by 1 Comment

Thomas Cahill writes on the great catastrophe that became known as the Famine. The mass exodus of people during and following this period would forever change the course of Irish and American history. The potato blight that arrived in Europe in the summer of 1845 was, like the potato itself, an American export. The fungus that caused the blight was a microscopic organism … [Read more...] about Why Famine Came To Ireland

Following in Frederick Douglass’s Footsteps:
A Walking Tour of Dublin

By Christine Kinealy

May 5, 2021 by Leave a Comment

In August 1845, an American “fugitive slave” named Frederick Douglass arrived in Dublin. He was seeking refuge from capture and a return to enslavement in his home country. Twenty-seven-year-old Douglass referred to his four months in Ireland as the “happiest moments” of his life. He also described it as “transformative”. Ireland changed Frederick Douglass and Frederick … [Read more...] about Following in Frederick Douglass’s Footsteps:
A Walking Tour of Dublin

Frederick Douglass and Irish Home Rule

By Christine Kinealy, Contributor
September / October 2018

September 1, 2018 by 4 Comments

Born a slave, Frederick Douglass died as a champion of human rights, and Ireland played an important role in his political awakening. In 1845, Ireland provided a safe refuge to Frederick Douglass, a 27-year-old “fugitive” slave from America. Douglass described his four months in the country as the “happiest times” in his life and the Irish people as the most “ardent” … [Read more...] about Frederick Douglass and Irish Home Rule

The Black O’Connell

By Christine Kinealy, Contributor
September 10, 2013 by 4 Comments

The Frederick Douglass statue on 110th Street in Manhattan. Photo: Sheila Langan.

Christine Kinealy writes about the American abolitionist Frederick Douglass who visited Ireland and came to be known as the  “Black O’Connell.” In 1845, Frederick Douglass traveled to Ireland. He stayed there for only four months, but regarded the experience as “transformative.” Fifty years later, an American friend, who claimed to have accompanied the recently deceased … [Read more...] about The Black O’Connell

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