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Frederick Douglass

Series makes sense of Civil War at Pleasant Valley library

Last updated Sunday, January 15, 2012 - 8:41am

What happens when an idealist goes to war? How did the bloodiest battle in all of American history go down? And how did those who witnessed the Civil War firsthand write about a war that continues to send shock waves through American culture 150 years later?

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Enslavement and the human spirit

J. Michael Call Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Monday, January 10, 2011 - 8:58pm

Imagine not knowing your age or birthday. Imagine hiding in a closet as you see your aunt stripped to the waist and savagely whipped until her blood runs freely. Imagine seeing the grandmother who raised you put out to die alone, infirm and afraid.

Imagine teaching yourself to read and write. Imagine dreaming of freedom. Imagine brawling with a man -- a man who intended to beat you -- for more than two hours. Imagine winning that fight and rising to become one of the greatest leaders of the modern civil rights movement.

Imagine the early life of Frederick Douglass.

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