Sometimes, Donna & Jonathan need a vacation too. Re-sharing a popular episode from July 2022.

Fredrick Douglass - we all (most of us) know the name. But, do we really know the gravity to which he changed not only his life but those that were enslaved and for generations to come? Douglass’ incredibly powerful speeches has resonated through history and will continue to do so for millennia to come.

In this episode of Now We Know, Donna & Jonathan get into one of Douglass’ famous speeches, “What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July?” A compelling HBO documentary based on the life of Frederick Douglass and his impact. What would Douglass' feel/say about the state of our country today?

Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-Douglass

Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches

https://www.hbo.com/movies/frederick-douglass-in-five-speeches

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/speeches-african-american-history/1852-frederick-douglass-what-slave-fourth-july/

Now You Know:

We are the world song - https://explorethearchive.com/black-history-month-facts

Book

The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity and Love

https://www.left-bank.com/book/9780743456081

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AjkUyX0rVw

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