Episode 286 - The Life of Frederick Douglass - Black History Month
Such an episode. One of three episodes for Black History Month this Month, we cover the amazing life of Frederick Douglass, born a slave, he managed to sneak an education which propelled him to Freedom and so much more. He learned letters and managed to improve his education by challenging white school children and allowing them to correct him, watching men in lumberyards and shipyards mark words on boxes and objects until he could copy their strokes perfectly. We discuss hiss first attempt to escape which got him arrested and his second which earned him Freedom. We discuss his life as a…
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