Time: 11:00 AM Eastern

Location: ONLINE (link available on our website closer to the event)

Participants:

• Moderator: Dr Hannah-Rose Murray (University of Suffolk)

• Prof Celeste-Marie Bernier (Professor of United States and Atlantic Studies in Edinburgh College of Art at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland)

• Kenneth B. Morris, Jr. (Great-great-great grandson of Frederick Douglass)

Description: In this fifth iteration of our Douglass Dialogues conversation about the Douglass family,Douglass descendant Kenneth B. Morris, Jr. (great-great-great grandson of Frederick Douglass, Co-Founder and President of Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives (FDFI)), Douglass family historian and writer, Professor Celeste-Marie Bernier (Professor of United States and Atlantic Studies in Edinburgh College of Art at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland) and Dr Hannah-Rose Murray (University of Suffolk) will discuss facts and stories revealed through Bernier’s extensive research into the lives of the Douglass family, specifically Anna Murray Douglass, who was the central and unifying figure, an equal partner to her husband and their five extraordinary children.

Time: 1:00 PM ET (hybrid event)

Location: In-person in ROCHESTER, NY, and online (hybrid event)

Participants: 

• Niamh Mc Dade Clay (Susan B. Anthony Museum in Rochester, NY)

Description: Frederick Douglass's legacy as an abolitionist is well known, but his work as a suffragist is often overlooked. Join us as we explore his role in the fight for women's voting rights and his complex relationships with some of the movement's most prominent figures. This presentation will cover his involvement in the Seneca Falls Convention, his work with Susan B. Anthony and Ida B. Wells and the rifts and reconciliations that defined his lifelong commitment to equality. We will delve into the strategic disagreements, personal bonds and enduring legacies of these remarkable partnerships that helped shape the suffrage movement.  

NOTE: There will be an admission fee for in-person attendance, more information on the Susan B. Anthony museum’s website.

Time: 3:00 PM Eastern

Location: ONLINE (link available on our website closer to the event)

Participants:

• Latisha Jones, playwright, actress, arts administrator (Washington, DC)

• Dr Caroline Dunham-Schroeter, President of The Globe Lane Initiative/#DouglassWeek team

• Kristin Leary, Vice President of The Globe Lane Initiative/#DouglassWeek team

Description: This conversation with playwright Latisha Jones explores her new work “The Rescue Trial”, a play that brings to life the story of Rosetta Douglass—daughter of Frederick Douglass—and Boston abolitionist Lewis Hayden during the turbulent years of the Fugitive Slave Act. Jones will discuss her inspiration, creative process and the historical research that shaped the play as well as broader themes of justice, power and legacy. Together with the #DouglassWeek team she will reflect on the play’s contemporary resonance and the ways art can illuminate connections between past and present struggles for freedom.