EVENT TIMES

Written in Ink and Marked with Blood: Frederick Douglass's Gettysburg Address

September 26th,2023 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Professor/Instructor/Speaker: Codie Eash, B.A.

Written in Ink and Marked with Blood: Frederick Douglass's Gettysburg Address

 

On January 25, 1869, Frederick Douglass visited Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the site of the Civil War's costliest engagement. There, the formerly enslaved and self-emancipated activist, author, and lecturer delivered a speech in which he reflected upon the words spoken and deeds done on battlefields across the country during the "Abolition War" (as Douglass called it) from 1861-1865 and the Reconstruction that followed. Through written word and commanding oratory, he brought meaning to the bloodletting of fallen United States soldiers and the martyred Abraham Lincoln and placed the racial and political results of the war—constructive as well as destructive—within the context of world history. Join Codie Eash for this discussion of the motivations for Douglass's address, how it was received by those who heard it, and what it means in our collective memory today.

 

Location: Jefferson Educational Society - 3207 State Street, Erie, PA 16508

Date/Time: Tuesday, September 26 at 7:00 p.m.

Admission: FREE

Parking: lot behind building, State Street, 33rd Street, 32nd Street, French Street

Codie Eash, B.A.

Codie Eash, B.A., serves as Director of Education and Museum Operations at Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center in Gettysburg, and is a 2014 graduate of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in communication/journalism and held a minor in history. In addition to museum tours and interpretation, he lectures for National Park Service sites, historical societies, Civil War roundtables, educational groups, and other organizations. He has published articles and essays in local newspapers, regional magazines, and national history journals. Codie is a

founding contributor to Pennsylvania in the Civil War, writes book reviews for Civil War Monitor, and serves as a member of the Gettysburg Magazine editorial board.