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BRUNSWICK – Abolitionist and former slave Fredrick Douglass will be the topic of the Joshua Chamberlain Civil War Roundtable when it meets at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, at Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.
Robert Bartlett, PhD., who retired last year as a professor of sociology and leadership studies from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, will present “The darkness before a new dawn: a conversation with abolitionist Frederick Douglass.”
The program, free and open to the public, will be in-person, but Bartlett will appear via Zoom, on the large screen, and will play the role of Douglass, opening the conversation and answering questions from the audience.
Douglas was a slave for 20 years, a fugitive for nine, a confidante of President Abraham Lincoln and an abolition activist. After Lincoln’s death and the end of the Civil War, he became an international speaker and activist, speaking out on topics that include women’s suffrage and Irish home rule.
Bartlett is an educator, writer, storyteller and researcher. Retired from the classroom and lecturer halls, he continues to be an educator, using history, in-character presentations and storytelling to inform understanding of the past and its impact on our world now.
