Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
David Blight
January 17 6:30 pm–8:30 pm
This is the long-awaited definitive biography of Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became one of the leading intellects and political leaders of his era, often called the “greatest American of the nineteenth Century.” Blight is the Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition, at Yale; author or editor of fourteen other books; and winner of multiple awards, including the Bancroft, Lincoln and Frederick Douglass Prizes.
$25; $20 for members. Limited free seating is available for students.
Lectures are held in the Ballroom at John Jay Homestead at 7:00pm, registration begins at 6:30pm with light refreshments. A book signing will follow the lectures.
Books are available for preorder at the link above.
John Jay Homestead is located at 400 Jay Street (Route 22) in Katonah, NY 10536