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<title>150 years after Emancipation, a new song of freedom </title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21961/20130510/150-years-after-emancipation-a-new-song-of-freedom</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 10, 2013) Today and tomorrow in the Adirondacks, activists and artists will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.That document, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, freed more than three million enslaved human beings.Lincoln&apos;s action during the Civil War followed decades of sacrifice by slaves, free blacks and whites who formed the abolitionist movement.One of the most powerful symbols of that movement was Timbuctoo, the colony of freed slaves near Lake Placid.This weekend, that history is being celebrated in a performance of traditional music from the 1800s and also in a brand new oratorio commissioned by the group John Brown Lives. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21961/20130510/150-years-after-emancipation-a-new-song-of-freedom">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today and tomorrow in the Adirondacks, activists and artists will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.That document, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, freed more than three million enslaved human beings.Lincoln&apos;s action during the Civil War followed decades of sacrifice by slaves, free blacks and whites who formed the abolitionist movement.One of the most powerful symbols of that movement was Timbuctoo, the colony of freed slaves near Lake Placid.This weekend, that history is being celebrated in a performance of traditional music from the 1800s and also in a brand new oratorio commissioned by the group John Brown Lives. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21961/20130510/150-years-after-emancipation-a-new-song-of-freedom">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>photolead, history, abolition, timbuctoo, john brown, arts, music, adirondacks, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Preview: Freedom Then, Freedom Now: The Long History of Emancipation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 29, 2012) Frederick Douglass&apos; great-great-great grandson will be the one of the speakers at this weekend&apos;s &quot;Freedom Then, Freedom Now: The Long History of Emancipation&quot; event in Lake Placid and Saranac Lake.   The Friday/Saturday program for students, teachers and the public celebrates the 150th anniversary of Lincoln&apos;s Emancipation Proclamation.   Presented by John Brown Lives! and  North Country Community College, the event will feature a film, lectures, a new portrait of abolitionist John Brown and music.  Todd Moe spoke with Ken Morris, founder and president of the Frederick Douglas Family Foundation, a service learning organization that works to create a modern abolitionist movement in schools across the country.  Morris is also the great-great grandson of Booker T. Washington. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20982/20121129/preview-freedom-then-freedom-now-the-long-history-of-emancipation">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Frederick Douglass&apos; great-great-great grandson will be the one of the speakers at this weekend&apos;s &quot;Freedom Then, Freedom Now: The Long History of Emancipation&quot; event in Lake Placid and Saranac Lake.   The Friday/Saturday program for students, teachers and the public celebrates the 150th anniversary of Lincoln&apos;s Emancipation Proclamation.   Presented by John Brown Lives! and  North Country Community College, the event will feature a film, lectures, a new portrait of abolitionist John Brown and music.  Todd Moe spoke with Ken Morris, founder and president of the Frederick Douglas Family Foundation, a service learning organization that works to create a modern abolitionist movement in schools across the country.  Morris is also the great-great grandson of Booker T. Washington. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20982/20121129/preview-freedom-then-freedom-now-the-long-history-of-emancipation">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:57</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>history, emancipation, slavery, adirondacks, john brown, frederick douglass, topstory, photolead, [loc:44.2794911 -73.9798713]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>A modern abolitionist remembers a famous ancestor</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19766/20120502/a-modern-abolitionist-remembers-a-famous-ancestor</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 2, 2012) Frederick Douglass&apos; great-great-great grandson will be the keynote speaker at the annual John Brown Day celebration this Saturday at the historic John Brown Farm in Lake Placid. Ken Morris will talk about the friendship and legacy of Douglass and fellow abolitionist John Brown. The two first met in Massachusetts in 1848, a decade after Douglass escaped from slavery on a Maryland plantation.  Ken Morris is founder and president  of the Frederick Douglas Family Foundation, a service learning organization that works to create a modern abolitionist movement in schools across the country.  Morris is also the great-great grandson of Booker T. Washington. Before dedicating his career to social issues, Morris managed a successful marketing and entertainment firm. But he told Todd Moe that he spent his teen years, &quot;decisively disengaged from his family lineage.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19766/20120502/a-modern-abolitionist-remembers-a-famous-ancestor">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Frederick Douglass&apos; great-great-great grandson will be the keynote speaker at the annual John Brown Day celebration this Saturday at the historic John Brown Farm in Lake Placid. Ken Morris will talk about the friendship and legacy of Douglass and fellow abolitionist John Brown. The two first met in Massachusetts in 1848, a decade after Douglass escaped from slavery on a Maryland plantation.  Ken Morris is founder and president  of the Frederick Douglas Family Foundation, a service learning organization that works to create a modern abolitionist movement in schools across the country.  Morris is also the great-great grandson of Booker T. Washington. Before dedicating his career to social issues, Morris managed a successful marketing and entertainment firm. But he told Todd Moe that he spent his teen years, &quot;decisively disengaged from his family lineage.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19766/20120502/a-modern-abolitionist-remembers-a-famous-ancestor">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>10:47</itunes:duration>
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<title>Recognizing civil rights on John Brown Day</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 6, 2011) The brother of a civil rights activist from New York who was murdered in Mississippi nearly 40 years ago is one of the featured speakers for the annual John Brown Day being held at the 19th century abolitionist&apos;s former farm.  The event set for tomorrow afternoon at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in Lake Placid will feature discussions on environmental and climate change issues.  david Sommerstein talks with organizer Martha Swan. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17611/20110506/recognizing-civil-rights-on-john-brown-day">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The brother of a civil rights activist from New York who was murdered in Mississippi nearly 40 years ago is one of the featured speakers for the annual John Brown Day being held at the 19th century abolitionist&apos;s former farm.  The event set for tomorrow afternoon at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in Lake Placid will feature discussions on environmental and climate change issues.  david Sommerstein talks with organizer Martha Swan. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17611/20110506/recognizing-civil-rights-on-john-brown-day">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>john brown, civil right, lake placid, adirondacks, history, [loc:44.2794911 -73.9798713], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Exploring New York&apos;s slave legacy, past and present</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 3, 2010) This morning in Lake Placid, teachers and historians and activists begin a two-day conference to talk about slavery.  New Yorkers played a big role in the slave trade in the 18th and 19th centuries, financing and profiting from an industry that ruined the lives of more than 12 million Africans.  Slave-owning wasn’t banned in this state until 1827.  Modern-day activists say human trafficking and exploitation is once again on the rise. Martha Swan is with a group called John Brown Lives.  She told Brian Mann that this conference, which is open to the public, will explore the history and present-day reality of slavery. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16773/20101203/exploring-new-york-apos-s-slave-legacy-past-and-present">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This morning in Lake Placid, teachers and historians and activists begin a two-day conference to talk about slavery.  New Yorkers played a big role in the slave trade in the 18th and 19th centuries, financing and profiting from an industry that ruined the lives of more than 12 million Africans.  Slave-owning wasn’t banned in this state until 1827.  Modern-day activists say human trafficking and exploitation is once again on the rise. Martha Swan is with a group called John Brown Lives.  She told Brian Mann that this conference, which is open to the public, will explore the history and present-day reality of slavery. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16773/20101203/exploring-new-york-apos-s-slave-legacy-past-and-present">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:27</itunes:duration>
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