Associated PressAugust 23, 2023
14min0
His policies have faced wide criticism from civil rights leaders and educators, among others, but they also have paid off politically.
Tag: Frederick Douglass
Associated PressAugust 23, 2023Associated PressJuly 3, 2022
14min0
This July Fourth, some activists wonder if the phrase still has any meaning.
Associated PressJuly 6, 2020
3min271
Douglass statue backer suspects vandalism was retaliation
Guest AuthorApril 16, 2019
8min461
As they often do, the extreme ends of the political spectrum meet in a common place.
Guest AuthorOctober 10, 2018
9min572
There is a direct link from the work of my namesake and relative Susan B. Anthony, who fought for a woman’s right to vote in the mid-1800s, and the modern-day suffragists urging us to pass Amendment 4 on the ballot this November in Florida. Growing up, I was told the stories of Anthony and Lucy […]
Guest AuthorMay 8, 2017
8min371
“It is easier to build strong children, than to repair broken men (and women)” — Frederick Douglass It is incredible how many societal ills arise out of a failure to educate, in the fullest sense of the word, the children of our great state. We utter platitudes like, “we must do better,” as we watch […]
Darryl PaulsonMarch 20, 2017
9min541
Most universities recruit students by offering specialized curricula, top quality faculty and promising to expose students to diverse views which will stimulate creative thinking and prepare the student for life after their university experience. Universities may be partially successful on the first two items, but dramatically fail in exposing students to diverse viewpoints. It is […]