great famine voices ... famine heroes

This week's Great Famine Voices "Famine Heroes" series documentary gives an overview of Frederick Douglass’s life-changing time spent in Ireland at the beginning of the Great Famine in 1845-1846.

Irish actor Kwaku Fortune reflects on Douglass’s legacy for new communities in Ireland.  You can see this at: youtube.com/watch?v=2HERzxrRtMw&t=1299s.

Please join us for a post-show discussion with Professor Christine Kinealy and the filmmakers on Zoom on Sunday, October 18th at 7pm Irish Time, 2pm Eastern Standard Time in North America.

Zoom details are available here: greatfaminevoices.ie/famine-heroes/

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