Plaque erected in Dublin for anti-slavery leader Frederick Douglass
Visit of abolitionist to city commemorated at Eustace Street building where he spoke
Frederick Douglass ‘felt human for first time’ on Irish visit, descendant says
Great-great granddaughter of anti-slavery activist launches Dublin trail celebrating links
Frederick Douglass walking trail unveiled in Cork to highlight links to anti-slavery activist
Orator visited Ireland in 1845 to build support for the abolitionist cause in America
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Events suggest an interest on the part of the first female vice-president in Northern Ireland affairs
Kamala Harris says US’s commitment to Ireland remains ‘steadfast and strong’
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Online events will focus on Frederick Douglass’s ‘transformative’ four-month visit
Fintan O’Toole: To counter vaccine sceptics, we must understand them
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Frederick Douglass: Push for Cork street to be named after anti-slavery activist
‘Commemorating Douglass now would send signal about how Cork is a vibrant, multicultural city’
Ireland will not be Brexit ‘collateral damage’, says Coveney in Washington
Minister for Foreign Affairs speaking ahead of key meetings at White House, Capitol Hill
Leading Irish-Americans urge boycott of ‘Irish Lives Matter’ T-shirts
Letter sent to senior black representative criticises Amazon and Walmart for selling shirts
Fintan O’Toole: Future of the American republic is in grave danger unless Trump is defeated
If Donald Trump is not removed from office, Abraham Lincoln’s republic cannot endure
US House of Representatives votes to make Washington DC a state
Trump and Senate likely to reject move to turn US capital into nation’s 51st state
New York initiative explores links between black identity and Irishness
America Letter: Slavery and vying for jobs part of legacy along with warm relations
Mark Zuckerberg claims Facebook stands for free expression
Founder positions social media giant as US internet firm keen to spread American values
The Obamas and Netflix reveal the shows and films they’re working on
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‘Frederick Douglass and Ireland: In His Own Words’: A compelling account of a historic moment
New book argues the abolitionist’s time in Ireland was a critical period in his evolution
Monty Python to missing ship: Michael Palin to feature at Dublin Festival of History
Broadcaster will discuss disappearance of HMS Erebus during an expedition to find Northwest Passage
Culture Night 2018 unveils packed programme of events
Free all-island event includes arts, music, history, heritage and science for people of all ages
Dolores O’Riordan taught me to face everything horrifying life has to offer
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Frederick Douglass’s Irish ‘transformation’ after escaping slavery
Solas Nua’s Washington production aims to highlight abolitionist leader’s links to Ireland
Frederick Douglass’s Irish visit aligned with his fight for justice and freedom
America Letter: The US slave-turned-campaigner enjoyed a tour of Ireland in the 1840s
What fate awaits the removed Confederate statues?
As civil war statues come down in the US, new uses are being sought for them
Maureen Dowd: How Trump is making America great again
The president has breathed new life into everything from feminism to Senate hearings
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Brian Boyd: Clinton’s running mate does not know his Irish American history
Tim Kaine talked about the how the Irish had suffered in America; but this needs to be put up against what the Irish inflicted
F.B. Eyes: 50 years of policing African American literature
New book explores how J. Edgar Hoover’s ghostreaders monitored half of all known African American writers working between 1919 and 1972
Frederick Douglass’s Irish odyssey
Tom Chaffin, author of Giant’s Causeway, assesses the influence on the the anti-slavery campaigner of his time in poverty-ridden and religiously divided Ireland
Exploring the effect of immigration on Irish theatre
‘Staging Intercultural Ireland’ brings together plays and interviews on inward migration
Sharp lessons for contemporary campaigners: Frederick Douglass in Ireland by Laurence Fenton
Review: Douglass, an escaped slave forced to flee the US in 1845, was so moved by the poverty he saw in Famine-era Ireland that he felt he must speak out against the causes of human suffering generally
The counsellor and the Liberator, a man of his time
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