Rochester restores Frederick Douglass statues for public display
Sep 19, 2024 · On Sept. 18, Mayor Malik Evans announced that several Frederick Douglass statues would be returned to public display after extensive repair and refurbishment. The statues, created by artist...
Douglass statues returning to public display in Rochester - Spectrum News
Sep 18, 2024 · The city of Rochester has announced the return of multiple Frederick Douglass statues to the community. The city acquired 10 of the statues, originally created in 2018 for the "Year of Douglass" Bicentennial Commemoration in 2018, last year and repaired weather damage and other wear to them.
Frederick Douglass statues undergo repair and will be put ... - WXXI News
Sep 18, 2024 · Rochester is bringing back several statues of Frederick Douglass. Ten of the statues, created in 2018 by sculptor Olivia Kim, were acquired by the city last year.
New statue depicting Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln …
Jul 6, 2023 · The 10-foot-tall bronze statue is located at The North Star Commons along the Genesee Riverway Trail in Corn Hill. Douglass is positioned to the north, welcoming people to Rochester from points...
Frederick Douglass in Rochester, NY
Feb 2, 2017 · Visitors to Rochester today can retrace the Douglass legacy in Rochester by taking a self-guided Frederick Douglass Walking Tour, aided along by 13 life-size replicas of the famous Frederick Douglass monument in Rochester’s Highland Park.
Refurbished Frederick Douglass statues set to return in Rochester
Sep 18, 2024 · ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The City of Rochester’s Frederick Douglass statues are making their way back to public display. The statues were originally created for the city’s 2018 “Year of Douglass” celebration. By 2023, the city said they’d already stood for two years longer than originally planned.
New Frederick Douglass monument unveiled along the
Jul 6, 2023 · ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A new monument depicting Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. monument was unveiled along the Genesee Riverway Trail Thursday morning. “Salt of the Earth, Light of the World,” which was unveiled by city and state leaders, depicts the meeting Douglass and Lincoln had in Washington DC on August 19, 1864.
Frederick Douglass Statue Torn Down On Anniversary Of Famous Speech - NPR
Jul 6, 2020 · A statue of Frederick Douglass, installed in 2018 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the abolitionist's birth, was ripped from its pedestal in Rochester, N.Y., on Sunday — the 168th...
Frederick Douglass museum plans for downtown Rochester
Feb 15, 2023 · There are plans to create a Frederick Douglass Museum in downtown Rochester. They were announced on Tuesday, which traditionally has been marked as the birthday of the famed abolitionist.
‘Extraordinary’: Bronze statue of Frederick Douglass unveiled at ...
Oct 28, 2022 · ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A bronze statue of Frederick Douglass was unveiled by the Rochester Community Media Center at the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport on Friday.