Frederick Douglass ~ A Living History Presentation November 26, 2007

In this costumed living history performance, Bill Grimmette portrays Frederick Douglass, one of the foremost leaders of the abolitionist movement, which fought to end slavery within the United States in the decades prior to the Civil War.

A brillian speaker, Douglass was asked by the American Anit-Slavery Society to engage in a lecture tour and became widely recognized as one of America's first great black speakers. He won world fame when his autobiography was published in 1845. Two years later he began publishing an antislavery paper called the North Star.

Douglass served as an advisor to President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War and fought for the adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting rights and other civil liberties for blacks. Douglass provided a powerful voice for human rights during this period of American history and is still revered for his contributions against racial injustice.

Bill Grimmette is a living history interpreter, storyteller, actor and motivational speaker who has performed throughout the United States and abroad.

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