Leni Sloan

Famine Heroes Honor
Black Abolitionists in Ireland
William Henry Lane

May 4, 2021 by helpdesk1 Leave a Comment

Great Famine Voices 2021 continues with a new series of standalone short films and online discussions beginning with Black Abolitionists in Ireland and continuing with caregivers during Ireland’s darkest years. William Henry Lane “Master Juba” – the Father of Tap Dance This week’s topic, a short film (23 minutes) and live online discussion features William Henry Lane “Master … [Read more...] about Famine Heroes Honor
Black Abolitionists in Ireland
William Henry Lane

Famine Heroes Honor
Black Abolitionists in Ireland
Sarah Parker Redmond

April 29, 2021 by helpdesk1 Leave a Comment

Great Famine Voices 2021 is back this Sunday, with a brand new series of free standalone short films and online discussions beginning with Black abolitionists in Ireland and continuing with caregivers during Ireland’s darkest years. These short films provide uplifting stories about humanitarians in Ireland and pay tribute to caregivers, both in the mid-nineteenth century and … [Read more...] about Famine Heroes Honor
Black Abolitionists in Ireland
Sarah Parker Redmond

September 19, 1880

The term “boycotting”- a form of non-violent protesting – entered the English language on this day in 1880. Coined by Charles Stewart Parnell in his speech on land tenants at Ennis, he said, “I wish to point out a better way, a more Christian way which will give the lost man an opportunity of repenting. When a man takes a farm from which another has been evicted, you must shun him on the roadside, on the streets, in the shop and even in the place of worship by putting him in a ‘moral Coventry.’ You must show him your detestation of the crime he has committed.”

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