During the potato famines that plagued Ireland in the 1830s and 1840s, Father Leopold Mathew, a Capuchin priest, turned many away from drinking.  Frederick Douglass was inspired by Mathew and Isabel Jennings during his visit to Cork.

During the potato famines that plagued Ireland in the 1830s and 1840s, Father Leopold Mathew, a Capuchin priest, turned many away from drinking. Frederick Douglass was inspired by Mathew and Isabel Jennings during his visit to Cork.

"Taking the Pledge" with Frederick Douglass in Cork, Ireland

Carlisle's Chesapeake  brings you first a series about Frederick Douglass, the native son of Talbot County on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.  Frederick Douglass' life spanned a good portion of the 19th Century.  He believed that when you fight for one thing, you can fight for so much more.  That is illustrated in Douglass' commitment to support the emancipation of African Americans, the voting rights for all men and women, temperance and religious hypocrisy.

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Carlisle's Chesapeake brings you first a series about Frederick Douglass, the native son of Talbot County on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Frederick Douglass' life spanned a good portion of the 19th Century. He believed that when you fight for one thing, you can fight for so much more. That is illustrated in Douglass' commitment to support the emancipation of African Americans, the voting rights for all men and women, temperance and religious hypocrisy.

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"Taking the Pledge" with Frederick Douglass in Cork, Ireland

"Taking the Pledge" with Frederick Douglass in Cork, Ireland