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Frederick Douglass, music lover

Frederick Douglass and his grandson Joseph
Library of Congress
Frederick Douglass and his grandson Joseph

"Frederick Douglass wasn’t just an abolitionist leader, author, and statesman – he was also a music lover. He wrote passionately about the importance of music in communities of enslaved people in his autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass."   Read more about his legacy here.

Brenda Tremblay has served as weekday morning host on WXXI Classical since 2009.