Black History Month

Frederick Douglass

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Black History Month - Frederick Douglass
Sunday, February 6, 2011

Frederick Douglass, an African American born into slavery, is an icon in the history of both great Americans and great journalists.  The founder of the North Star, an abolitionist newspaper that fought slavery and called for the emancipation of women, Douglass famously said, “Knowledge is the pathway from slavery to freedom.”   Douglass’ book Life and Times of Frederick Douglass is one of the best accounts we have today of what life was like as a slave.  An advisor to both Presidents Lincoln and Johnson, as well as a United States Marshal, Douglass was at the forefront of the struggle to have this country live up to its promise of equity for all. 

 

Resources: 
Frederick Douglass Speeches and Seminars
Wikipedia page
PBS - Biography
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EVENT: Volunteers Launch Weekend “Blitz” To Save Oaks From Deadly Disease

Saturday, April 28, 2012 By Howard Dyckoff, Oakland Voices Correspondent Oakland is famous for its oak trees but those are at risk due the algae-like disease called Sudden Oak Death (SOD) syndrome, which has devasted coastal forests in Northern California. Oak trees are needed [...]
 
  

  

    


  
  	    

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Thanks to everyone who applied to our 2012 East Oakland project, and to our 2010 West Oakland project graduates as well as all of the organizations – including East Oakland Building Healthy Communities – who helped us recruit. Our application [...]     


    
 


 

  

    

  
  
  
  
  
  

   


  

 



  
  

      
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