The Political Thought of Frederick Douglass

Jepson School of Leadership Studies

A panel of scholars discuss "The Political Thought of Frederick Douglass" as part of the Marshall Center 2020 Webinar on Frederick Douglass. Dan Schillinger, Postdoctoral Associate and Lecturer in the Humanities at Yale University, chairs and moderates the discussion; Nick Buccola, Elizabeth & Morris Glicksman Chair in Political Science and Founding Director, Frederick Douglass Forum on Law, Rights, and Justice at Linfield University, presents "Liberty and Responsibility in the Thought of Frederick Douglass"; Neil Roberts, Chair and Professor of Africana Studies and Faculty Affiliate in Political Science and Religion at Williams College, presents "Political Thought in the Shadow of Frederick Douglass"; and Lucy Williams, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Brigham Young University, presents "Aspirational American Exceptionalism." Sept. 25, 2020