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Why the words of Douglass sing out loud in Cork The legacy of Frederick Douglass from a musical perspective is being explored in Cork, says Stevie G in his Downtown column Charmaine Ngwenya recording music at the Kabin studio in Cork City. THE legacy of Frederick Douglass, the 19th century US social reformer and civil rights activist, is being explored from a musical perspective in Cork this week. The former slave, turned abolitionist, once journeyed through Cork and Ireland, at the time of the Great Famine, and it left a mark on his life and future teachings. Most Cork and Irish people knew...

'I didn’t know where Cork was': Hamilton star on walking in Frederick Douglass' footsteps Since arriving in Ireland for an event to celebrate the life of the anti-slavery campaigner, Paul Oakley Stovall has been moved by what he's discovered  Paul Oakley Stovall with Fionnuala O'Connell of Cork Migrant Centre at the launch of the Douglass in Ireland exhibition, at Nano Nagle Place. Picture: Clare Keogh Wed, 10 Feb, 2021 - 16:05 Marjorie Brennan This time last year, Paul Oakley Stovall was playing the role of George Washington in the musical phenomenon Hamilton and enjoying every minute o...

Hamilton star in Cork for transatlantic festival on life of Frederick Douglass  Paul Oakley Stovall, actor and activist, star of the musical Hamilton, pictured at Nano Nagle Place, who are hosting the Museum of Literature Ireland's 'Douglass in Ireland' exhibition as part of #DouglassWeek, a weeklong creative commemoration of Frederick Douglass in Ireland from 8th - 14th February.   Picture: Clare Keogh Sun, 07 Feb, 2021 - 13:39 Eoin English One of the stars of the smash-hit musical, Hamilton, hopes his involvement in a major transatlantic online festival this week celebrating the legacy o...