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In honor of Black History Month, I thought it was only appropriate to remember a man who stood alongside women in their fight for equality for almost half a century. That man was Frederick Douglass.

Most Americans know who Frederick Douglass was. He was one of the most eloquent abolitionists of the 19th century. What most Americans are not aware of is that Mr. Douglass was also one of the most unyielding defenders of women's rights of the 19th century. Some of his most notable efforts in that r… Continue

(This was originally posted in December by one of our Village bloggers, and they have allowed us to share it again here)

A light snow fell last night and as I looked out over the landscape it occurred to me that I might be looking out over the coming winter of our continuing discontent. The remnants of the the fallen leaves were strewn around, memories of events that had come before. The life that might have been, the promise that was not fulfilled.

I look to the faces of many in whom there is… Continue