“Frederick Douglass is my specialty,” she notes. Her dissertation at Howard University was titled “Frederick Douglass and the Making of American Exceptionalism,” and a chunk of her career has focused on his life and work. Trent imagines Douglass would be pleased to know that MAAH is continuing the dialogue and engagement that he thought would never have evolved. “He would be surprised to see the number of people on Nantucket and the August rush,” she says.
“I want to amplify the stories of the thriving Black community that…
