PRINTER'S NO. 2057
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
393
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN, FONTANA, FARNESE, ARGALL, YUDICHAK,
SANTARSIERO, PITTMAN AND HUTCHINSON, OCTOBER 2, 2020
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, OCTOBER 2, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Commemorating the 125th anniversary of Frederick Douglass' last
public lecture at the West Chester Normal School, now West
Chester University.
WHEREAS, Frederick Douglass gave his last lecture at the West
Chester Normal School 19 days before his death in 1895; and
WHEREAS, Douglass was a frequent guest speaker in West
Chester after his escape from slavery in 1838; and
WHEREAS, Douglass' speech dealt with the evils of lynching,
which was taking place in Pennsylvania and the United States;
and
WHEREAS, Douglass serves as a stalwart example of the fight
for civil liberties, both in his lifetime and still today, 125
years later; and
WHEREAS, Douglass' life and teachings will continue to
reverberate across generations, holding meaning to all those who
contend with their own identities; and
WHEREAS, West Chester University has a monument in tribute to
Douglass and has created the Frederick Douglass Institute, an
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