Rediscovering Frederick Douglass

A mysterious photo of abolitionist leader, social reformer, women’s rights advocate, author and orator Frederick Douglass was discovered in the fall of 2015 in the Special Collections of the Rochester Public Library. The historic find was made during routine repairs of a scrapbook in the collection that was more than 100 years old.
Join a team of historians and photography experts as they investigate the photo’s past and work to preserve its future, offing unique opportunity to look deeper into the life of an extraordinary man and his surprising relationship with the art and politics of early photography.

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  • @davidjhitztaler-mrrocklight
    @davidjhitztaler-mrrocklight3 ай бұрын

    I'm crying because of truth and justice in America. What is truth and justice? It hasn't happened yet ❤

  • @PamelaJaneRogers
    @PamelaJaneRogers4 ай бұрын

    Very glad to see this information on the brilliant Fredrick Douglass!

  • @evan1586
    @evan1586 Жыл бұрын

    He was a extraordinary GENT!

  • @TeaneckMan90
    @TeaneckMan90 Жыл бұрын

    He was a great man and very influential.

  • @davidjhitztaler-mrrocklight
    @davidjhitztaler-mrrocklight3 ай бұрын

    Frederick Douglass was a "Wiseman"❤

  • @nobody4prez
    @nobody4prez Жыл бұрын

    That was so good. The documentary from HBO says he liked taking pictures because he was vain or something to that effect and it didn’t sit well with me. I had to find something that made more sense and here it is!

  • @danispeaksfinances

    @danispeaksfinances

    Жыл бұрын

    I heard somewhere else it was because he knew the importance of the imagery and they were portraying slaves/black people in a negative light. He wanted to combat that.

  • @sirikalvik
    @sirikalvik Жыл бұрын

    If they ever make a movie about Frederick Douglass, we need to sign a petition to get Laurence Fishbourne to play the role!

  • @justmyopinion9883
    @justmyopinion98832 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this video. Fredrick Douglass is one of my favorite historical figures. It's fascinating to learn about early photography, too.

  • @cheiftain732
    @cheiftain7322 жыл бұрын

    He stayed in ireland . Im proud to say he said he first felt equal here . He loved daniel oconnell the great liberator

  • @ryanlynn146
    @ryanlynn1462 жыл бұрын

    Fredrick is so beautiful in so many ways.

  • @bobbielasister3154
    @bobbielasister31542 жыл бұрын

    Forth of July speech by Frederick douglass

  • @isaiekwizera3068
    @isaiekwizera30682 жыл бұрын

    Amazing history!!

  • @Rico-Suave_
    @Rico-Suave_3 ай бұрын

    Great video, thank you very much , note to self(nts) watched all of it 25:50

  • @dougburgeson
    @dougburgeson11 ай бұрын

    The title should be "Rediscovering photography." All knowledge is good, though!

  • @michelecovert436
    @michelecovert4368 ай бұрын

    oops fredrick Douglas not fraklin sorry yall

  • @mortalclown3812
    @mortalclown3812 Жыл бұрын

    His writing is extraordinary.

  • @vandellmosley7820
    @vandellmosley78202 жыл бұрын

    2020 NIKE..

  • @redwhiteblue3614
    @redwhiteblue3614 Жыл бұрын

    He was a letter carrier for 52 years. Of course they crossed paths lmao smh

  • @markbrown375
    @markbrown37510 ай бұрын

    HORACE GREELEY and COLONIZATION "Frederick Douglass papers" the time has not come for them to emigrate from these states to any other country, and last of all, to the wilds of Africa feb16 1852

  • @godatetsu
    @godatetsu11 ай бұрын

    Frederick Douglass was mixed race not a black african man

  • @Timerips
    @Timerips Жыл бұрын

    mixed race man not black

  • @jengriffin152

    @jengriffin152

    10 ай бұрын

    Hence the slavery, we're gonna stick with "black". Bcz America was/is obsessed with color. Especially if it's the color brown, that's called black...

  • @TimothyZakaria

    @TimothyZakaria

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@jengriffin152 he's my father I know now he was an educator but he was from Africa that's the truth not from the Americas.