Frederick Douglass was and is a hero of mine. He rose to great stature, taken there by the tides of his times and kept there by the sheer force of his will and charisma; his staying power proving that early successes were portentous of his future greatness; his inner dignity his greatest ally and truest guide.

(These sentiments were first expressed on the Frederick Douglass page in the 'Watercolor' section of this website painted in watercolors almost a decade ago and they have not changed)