{"id":215212,"date":"2017-02-03T15:38:39","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T20:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=215212"},"modified":"2021-01-12T11:25:45","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T16:25:45","slug":"douglass-not-a-monument-but-a-mindset-215212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/douglass-not-a-monument-but-a-mindset-215212\/","title":{"rendered":"Douglass: \u2018Not a monument, but a mind-set\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rashad Moore \u201917 asks some African-American campus leaders: What does Frederick Douglass mean to us today? <\/em><\/p>\n

With Black History Month upon us, we reflect on the African-American men and women who have helped make this country what it is today\u2014from Barack Obama, to Rosa Parks, W.E.B Dubois, Fredrick Douglass, and many others.<\/p>\n

Each of these individuals is peerless when it comes to their accomplishments; however, they would be remiss if they were to say they could have accomplished what they did without the great black men and women who came before them. The adage \u201cwe stand on the shoulders of giants\u201d is true for every member of the black community.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s especially true here on the University of Rochester campus, where Douglass\u2019s legacy is a living presence.<\/p>\n

The University is home to the Frederick Douglass Institute of African and African-American Studies<\/a><\/strong>\u2014a 30-plus-year-old intellectual hub for teaching, research, and public events. The Frederick Douglass Commons<\/strong>,<\/a> named in 1967 and renovated in 2016, is home to a dining center as well as multiple University organizations promoting intercultural knowledge and diversity. And the University’s Rare Books and Special Collections is home to the Frederick Douglass Project,<\/a><\/strong> and online and physical collection of his writings from his time in Rochester.<\/p>\n