Frederick Douglass in Coventry

Event details

In January 1847, the former slave and leading anti-slavery campaigner, Frederick Douglass, delivered a series of landmark lectures at St. Mary’s Guildhall, Coventry. Find out about this fascinating story of Black history and social justice with local Coventry roots in this interactive workshop. You will learn about Douglass’ life, discover what Coventry’s archives can tell us about his time in the city, and reflect upon Coventry’s history as a site of political radicalism and social protest.

This event is part of Being Human Festival, the UK’s national festival of the humanities, taking place 7–16 November 2024. Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, with generous support from Research England, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy. For further information please see beinghumanfestival.org.

Enquiries

For enquiries please contact Ben Dew:

ad6235@coventry.ac.uk

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