ON July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass — less than 13 years after casting off the chains of enslavement — stepped to a podium at a meeting of the Ladies Anti-Slavery
Bill Lee — retired pastor of Loudon Avenue Christian Church, founder of New Horizons Health Care, recipient of a Roanoke Citizen of the Year Award — reflected on the significance
Robert Azzi is a photographer and writer who lives in Exeter. His columns are archived at theotherazzi.wordpress.com. Not long ago a loved one wrote to me “. our country is being torn to shreds . and this is a time for gratitude that we had.