Susan B Anthony and Frederick Douglass were lifelong friends and colleagues. They both supported each other's major causes, women's suffrage and abolition. These two great civil rights pioneers will talk with each other and the audience about their lives and their work.
Barbara Blaisdell has been a resident of both the city's 19th Ward & the town of Brighton, in Rochester, N.Y. She is a retired artist & Middle School Counselor. She has performed historical portrayals of Susan B. Anthony for all age levels, in and out of Rochester, for 29 years.
David Shakes is a long time resident of Rochester N.Y. He is a retired social worker, actor and historical interpreter. He has studied and portrayed Frederick Douglass for over thirty years.
Freeman Brown will perform his new show entitled KINGX in back-to-back portrayals fo Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcome X.
Both Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X were masters of rhetoric. Two of the greatest orators of the 20th Century, their legacies are entwined with the brilliant speeches and writings delivered across their painfully abbreviated careers. To commemorate Black History month the Greece Historical Society welcomes local actor Freeman Brown, who will recreate speeches from these two great speakers, bringing their words and legacies alive.
7:00 pm: A Conversation with Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass:
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