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A powerful live drama and film performance from Riversmeet and Fabian’s Film about the visit Frederick Douglass, former slave and leading African American abolitionist, made to Exeter in 1846.Douglass - a former slave and one of the most important African American abolitionists - spoke here to large audiences during his anti-slavery tour.
An accompanying exhibition will set the historical context, highlighting Exeter’s energetic abolitionist movement, its international reputation, and the tensions within the campaign - from radical protests against slavery in the USA to debates over women’s role in the movement.
Tickets here https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/riversmeet
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Exeter Library, Jessops, 82 Fore Street, Exeter, EX4 3HR, United Kingdom
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