John Douglas Thompson reads "A Letter from Belfast" by Frederick Douglass

Irish Repertory Theatre marked the 175th anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s historic trip to Ireland in November of 2020 with a dramatic reading by award-winning actor John Douglas Thompson of Douglass’s Letter from Belfast, written on January 1, 1846. In this letter, Douglass recounts his impressions of the Irish people, describing “warm and generous co-operation.”

This reading was originally created in a two-part event "Beggars Upon Horseback/Beggars On Foot" that is available on our Youtube Channel. We re-share this reading in anticipation of Frederick Douglass' birthday on February 14.

Read the letter here: https://irishrep.org/letterfrombelfast

This event is free. We suggest a donation of $10 per viewer for all special events and encourages all viewers to donate to the Equal Justice Initiative for this event: https://support.eji.org/give/153413/#...