Frederick Douglass, on Mr. Lincoln: "the white man's president"

What Lincoln Knew, and how Lincoln changed, and How Frederick Douglass was his mentor.

What did Lincoln know, and what did he do with his knowledge of the enslaved, as he traveled back and forth between the Soldier's Home (where he lived as President) and the White House? Lincoln's insight into the need for emancipation developed slowly, and was not an action he, initially, either favored or believed he had the power to effect.

And why did Frederick Douglass -- himself a self-manumitted enslaved man later DC Marshal -- have such strong opinions about him? Douglass, called on to speak at the unveiling of the Memorial in 1876, “Abraham Lincoln was not, in the fullest sense of the word, either our man or our model."

On September 3, 1838, abolitionist, journalist, author, and human rights advocate Frederick Douglass made his dramatic escape from slavery—traveling north by train and boat—from Baltimore, through Delaware, to Philadelphia. Our event will consider his developing voice as the American Liberator.

This 60-75 minute will be on-site at The Emancipation Memorial, Lincoln Park.

This is one of an on-going series of 'guerilla lectures' bringing learning, for free, for everyone, for now and our future. Let's learn what we can about our past and share it wide. Bring a lunch, have a seat, and we can do some learning together!

Prof Ed