[Hac-announce] March 2022 Book Discussion: "Frederick Douglass" by David W. Blight - Part 2

[kvngough at aol.com]

Our book for March 2022 is Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight. Part 2, Chapters 17 to conclusion. The discussion will take place Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 2:30 pm at the Unitarian Society of New Haven, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden. This will be a 'hybrid' meeting so participants will be able to join this discussion via Zoom if they cannot attend in person. (Zoom details as well as the USNH COVID policy can be found at the HAC Meetup.)
>From Amazon:
As a young man Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) escaped from slavery in Baltimore, Maryland. He was fortunate to have been taught to read by his slave owner mistress, and he would go on to become one of the major literary figures of his time. His very existence gave the lie to slave owners: with dignity and great intelligence he bore witness to the brutality of slavery…
In this “cinematic and deeply engaging” (The New York Times Book Review) biography, David Blight has drawn on new information held in a private collection that few other historian have consulted, as well as recently discovered issues of Douglass’s newspapers. ..Blight’s biography tells the fascinating story of Douglass’s two marriages and his complex extended family.
“David Blight has written the definitive biography of Frederick Douglass…a powerful portrait of one of the most important American voices of the nineteenth century.” – The Boston Globe

Kevin (& Paula)
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