The New York Times 9:00 am on July 1, 2022
Tags: Democratic Party ( 2,513 ), Douglass, Frederick, Independence Day (US) (July 4) ( 47 ), Johnson, Lyndon Baines ( 28 ), King, Martin Luther Jr ( 53 ), Nationalism (Theory and Philosophy) ( 68 ), Republican Party ( 2,763 ), Slavery (Historical) ( 253 ), United States ( 3,935 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,284 )

Democrats Need Patriotism Now More Than Ever

Gripped by anger and despair, Democrats may not want to celebrate this country. But they need patriotism in order to save American democracy.

#democratic-party, #douglass-frederick, #independence-day-us-july-4, #johnson-lyndon-baines, #king-martin-luther-jr, #nationalism-theory-and-philosophy, #republican-party, #slavery-historical, #united-states, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 6:00 am on February 21, 2022
Tags: America ReFramed (TV Program) ( 2 ), BET (TV Network) ( 2 ), Douglass, Frederick, Hamer, Fannie Lou ( 3 ), Home Box Office ( 108 ), Movies ( 1,729 ), National Assn for the Advancement of Colored People ( 35 ), National Broadcasting Co ( 64 ), Public Broadcasting Service ( 40 ), Showtime ( 45 ), TBS Network ( 5 ), Television ( 2,170 )

What’s on TV This Week: ‘Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches’ and Awards Shows

A new documentary about Frederick Douglass debuts on HBO. And both the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the N.A.A.C.P. Image Awards air this weekend.

#america-reframed-tv-program, #bet-tv-network, #douglass-frederick, #hamer-fannie-lou, #home-box-office, #movies, #national-assn-for-the-advancement-of-colored-people, #national-broadcasting-co, #public-broadcasting-service, #showtime, #tbs-network, #television

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 8, 2022
Tags: Books and Literature ( 2,540 ), Douglass, Frederick, Garrison, William Lloyd, Hirshman, Linda, Race and Ethnicity ( 1,908 ), Slavery (Historical) ( 253 ), The Color of Abolition: How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation (Book), Whites ( 236 )

Book Review: Frederick Douglass’s Uneasy Alliance With White Abolitionists

Linda Hirshman’s “The Color of Abolition” pulls the curtain on the “casual racism of the privileged” that flourished in some abolitionist circles.

#books-and-literature, #douglass-frederick, #garrison-william-lloyd, #hirshman-linda, #race-and-ethnicity, #slavery-historical, #the-color-of-abolition-how-a-printer-a-prophet-and-a-contessa-moved-a-nation-book, #whites

The New York Times 11:20 pm on January 14, 2022
Tags: American Historical Assn, Civil War (US) (1861-65) ( 114 ), critical race theory ( 52 ), Douglas, Stephen A ( 2 ), Douglass, Frederick, Education (K-12) ( 1,143 ), History (Academic Subject) ( 64 ), Race and Ethnicity ( 1,908 )

A Bill Proposed a New Way to Teach History. It Got the History Wrong.

A Republican legislator in Virginia who campaigned against critical race theory introduced a bill that incorrectly said the Lincoln-Douglas debates were between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.

#american-historical-assn, #civil-war-us-1861-65, #critical-race-theory, #douglas-stephen-a, #douglass-frederick, #education-k-12, #history-academic-subject, #race-and-ethnicity

The New York Times 5:06 pm on January 8, 2022
Tags: Art ( 1,405 ), Beachler, Hannah ( 2 ), Black People ( 2,835 ), Brown, John (1800-59) ( 9 ), Central Park (Manhattan, NY) ( 74 ), Douglass, Frederick, Gloucester, Elizabeth A (1817-83), Metropolitan Museum of Art ( 107 ), Parks and Other Recreation Areas ( 173 ), Politics and Government ( 4,466 ), Seneca Village (Manhattan, NY) ( 3 ), Slavery (Historical) ( 253 )

Seneca Village and the Search for the Black Utopia

Seneca Village has more stories to tell about Black lives in New York City.

#art, #beachler-hannah, #black-people, #brown-john-1800-59, #central-park-manhattan-ny, #douglass-frederick, #gloucester-elizabeth-a-1817-83, #metropolitan-museum-of-art, #parks-and-other-recreation-areas, #politics-and-government, #seneca-village-manhattan-ny, #slavery-historical

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 30, 2021
Tags: Black People ( 2,835 ), Douglass, Frederick, Emancipation Proclamation (1863) ( 18 ), New Year ( 74 ), Slavery (Historical) ( 253 )

The Power of Watch Night, the Black Church’s Vigil for the End of Slavery

Watch Night began as a vigil commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation and has become a way to honor the past and look to the future.

#black-people, #douglass-frederick, #emancipation-proclamation-1863, #new-year, #slavery-historical

The New York Times 9:00 am on August 30, 2021
Tags: Books and Literature ( 2,540 ), Douglass, Frederick, Impeachment ( 257 ), Johnson, Andrew ( 5 ), Levine, Robert S, The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson (Book)

When Frederick Douglass Met Andrew Johnson

In “The Failed Promise,” a new book about Reconstruction and Johnson’s impeachment, Robert S. Levine looks closely at the perspective of Douglass and other Black leaders.

#books-and-literature, #douglass-frederick, #impeachment, #johnson-andrew, #levine-robert-s, #the-failed-promise-reconstruction-frederick-douglass-and-the-impeachment-of-andrew-johnson-book

The New York Times 1:25 pm on February 16, 2021
Tags: Black People ( 2,835 ), Books and Literature ( 2,540 ), Christians and Christianity ( 207 ), Civil Rights Movement (1954-68) ( 158 ), Douglass, Frederick, Du Bois, W E B ( 9 ), Gates, Henry Louis Jr ( 10 ), King, Martin Luther Jr ( 53 ), Malcolm X ( 16 ), The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (Book) ( 2 )

Henry Louis Gates Jr. on African-American Religion

Gates’s “The Black Church” recounts the foundational role of religion in the history of Black America.

#black-people, #books-and-literature, #christians-and-christianity, #civil-rights-movement-1954-68, #douglass-frederick, #du-bois-w-e-b, #gates-henry-louis-jr, #king-martin-luther-jr, #malcolm-x, #the-black-church-this-is-our-story-this-is-our-song-book

The New York Times 5:18 pm on November 7, 2020
Tags: Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 5,277 ), Black People ( 2,835 ), Civil War (US) (1861-65) ( 114 ), Douglass, Frederick, Marty, Martin E, Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,100 ), Rodgers, Daniel T, Slavery (Historical) ( 253 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,642 )

For Biden and Harris, Defeating Trump Is Just the Beginning

The road to Trumpism was decades long. The road back won’t be easy.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #black-people, #civil-war-us-1861-65, #douglass-frederick, #marty-martin-e, #presidential-election-of-2020, #rodgers-daniel-t, #slavery-historical, #trump-donald-j

The New York Times 12:19 am on October 31, 2020
Tags: Baltimore (Md) ( 71 ), Black Lives Matter Movement ( 1,033 ), Columbus, Christopher ( 14 ), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots ( 1,643 ), Douglass, Frederick, Executive Orders and Memorandums ( 198 ), George Floyd Protests (2020) ( 1,336 ), Hall of Fame for Great Americans (Bronx, NY), Madison (Wis) ( 16 ), Monuments and Memorials (Structures) ( 261 ), National Endowment for the Humanities ( 5 ), Peede, Jon Parrish, Rochester (NY) ( 39 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,642 )

N.E.H. Funds Restoration of Statues Toppled During Protests

Statues of Christopher Columbus in Baltimore and a Union Army colonel in Madison, Wis., will be repaired.

#baltimore-md, #black-lives-matter-movement, #columbus-christopher, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #douglass-frederick, #executive-orders-and-memorandums, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #hall-of-fame-for-great-americans-bronx-ny, #madison-wis, #monuments-and-memorials-structures, #national-endowment-for-the-humanities, #peede-jon-parrish, #rochester-ny, #trump-donald-j

The New York Times 12:27 am on July 8, 2020
Tags: Black Lives Matter Movement ( 1,033 ), Brooks, Cornell William, Douglass, Frederick, Monuments and Memorials (Structures) ( 261 ), National Parks, Monuments and Seashores ( 118 ), Slavery (Historical) ( 253 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,642 ), Underground Railroad (19th Century) ( 11 ), Vandalism ( 64 )

Who Tore Down This Frederick Douglass Statue?

President Trump and others have speculated about why vandals destroyed a Rochester, N.Y., statue of the prominent Black abolitionist even as protests against systemic racism continue.

#black-lives-matter-movement, #brooks-cornell-william, #douglass-frederick, #monuments-and-memorials-structures, #national-parks-monuments-and-seashores, #slavery-historical, #trump-donald-j, #underground-railroad-19th-century, #vandalism

The New York Times 5:02 pm on July 3, 2020
Tags: Archives and Records ( 98 ), Black People ( 2,835 ), Collectors and Collections ( 123 ), Douglass, Frederick, Libraries and Librarians ( 89 ), Slavery (Historical) ( 253 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,284 ), Yale Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library ( 2 )

Frederick Douglass, Seen Up Close

Yale has acquired a renowned private collection relating to the abolitionist and orator, including rarely seen family scrapbooks that offer a window onto his complicated private life.

#archives-and-records, #black-people, #collectors-and-collections, #douglass-frederick, #libraries-and-librarians, #slavery-historical, #united-states-politics-and-government, #yale-beinecke-rare-book-and-manuscript-library

The New York Times 8:13 pm on July 2, 2020
Tags: Art ( 1,405 ), Astoria (Queens, NY) ( 17 ), Ballet Hispanico ( 4 ), Bel Aire Diner (Queens, NY, Restaurant) ( 2 ), Bella: An American Tall Tale (Play), Black Eyed Peas ( 2 ), Children and Childhood ( 1,216 ), Childs, Kirsten, Classical Music ( 397 ), Comedy and Humor ( 287 ), Dancing ( 363 ), Douglass, Frederick, Estefan, Gloria ( 2 ), Fireworks ( 18 ), Independence Day (US) (July 4) ( 47 ), Kaepernick, Colin ( 26 ), Kerr, Walter, Theater ( 3 ), Lady A (Music Group) ( 3 ), Legend, John ( 9 ), Lopez Ochoa, Annabelle ( 2 ), Macy's Inc ( 31 ), Manzanales, Michelle, Museums ( 597 ), National Broadcasting Co ( 64 ), Negro Folk Symphony (Musical Work), New-York Historical Society ( 20 ), O'Farrill, Arturo ( 3 ), Pop and Rock Music ( 647 ), Quarantine (Life and Culture) ( 2,794 ), Ramirez, Tina, Ruiz, Pedro (Choreographer), Springsteen on Broadway (Play) ( 8 ), Springsteen, Bruce ( 27 ), Stokowski, Leopold, Television ( 2,170 ), Theater ( 931 ), United States National Anthem Protests (2016- ) ( 30 ), Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vilaro, Eduardo ( 3 ), Whitney Museum of American Art ( 43 )

8 Things to Do This Fourth of July Weekend

Our culture writers offer suggestions for celebrating Independence Day, and what to watch or listen to without leaving your home.

#art, #astoria-queens-ny, #ballet-hispanico, #bel-aire-diner-queens-ny-restaurant, #bella-an-american-tall-tale-play, #black-eyed-peas, #children-and-childhood, #childs-kirsten, #classical-music, #comedy-and-humor, #dancing, #douglass-frederick, #estefan-gloria, #fireworks, #independence-day-us-july-4, #kaepernick-colin, #kerr-walter-theater, #lady-a-music-group, #legend-john, #lopez-ochoa-annabelle, #macys-inc, #manzanales-michelle, #museums, #national-broadcasting-co, #negro-folk-symphony-musical-work, #new-york-historical-society, #ofarrill-arturo, #pop-and-rock-music, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #ramirez-tina, #ruiz-pedro-choreographer, #springsteen-on-broadway-play, #springsteen-bruce, #stokowski-leopold, #television, #theater, #united-states-national-anthem-protests-2016, #vienna-radio-symphony-orchestra, #vilaro-eduardo, #whitney-museum-of-american-art

The New York Times 9:00 am on July 1, 2020
Tags: Black People ( 2,835 ), Caste Systems ( 24 ), Civil Rights Movement (1954-68) ( 158 ), Discrimination ( 1,463 ), Douglass, Frederick, King, Martin Luther Jr ( 53 ), Minorities ( 285 ), Race and Ethnicity ( 1,908 )

America’s Enduring Caste System

Our founding ideals promise liberty and equality for all. Our reality is an enduring racial hierarchy that has persisted for centuries.

#black-people, #caste-systems, #civil-rights-movement-1954-68, #discrimination, #douglass-frederick, #king-martin-luther-jr, #minorities, #race-and-ethnicity

The New York Times 12:12 pm on April 10, 2020
Tags: Black People ( 2,835 ), Discrimination ( 1,463 ), Douglass, Frederick, Fifteenth Amendment (US Constitution) ( 6 ), Slavery (Historical) ( 253 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,284 ), Voter Registration and Requirements ( 297 )

‘We Were Always Men’

One hundred and fifty years ago, Frederick Douglass understood the link between voting rights and manhood for African-Americans.

#black-people, #discrimination, #douglass-frederick, #fifteenth-amendment-us-constitution, #slavery-historical, #united-states-politics-and-government, #voter-registration-and-requirements

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