The Agitators: The Story of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass https://www.nps.gov/subjects/womenshistory/index.htm Wed, 16 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 22:40:25 -0000 60 en-us help@prx.org (PRX) The Agitators tells of the enduring but tempestuous friendship of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass. Great allies? Yes. And at times, great adversaries. Young abolitionists when they met in Rochester, New York in the 1840s, they were full of hope and a common purpose. As they grew to become the cultural icons we know today, their movements collided and their friendship was severely tested. Follow these brilliant, flawed, and rebellious activists with host Ashley C. Ford. Their message still matters.

This six-part podcast is based on the play The Agitators; playwright Mat Smart used historical documents to imagine Susan and Frederick’s conversations. The Agitators is brought to listeners by the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission, the National Park Service, and PRX.

]]> PRX Feeder v1.0.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss PRX serial false maayan.plaut@prx.org PRX These two heroes of women’s suffrage and abolition were friends -- and sometimes adversaries -- for 45 years. Follow them through time with this theatrical podcast based on the play by Mat Smart. History prx_353_f55a9b7c-8b66-44b3-8737-112836a50791 Episode 6. “Fight for my rights, Aunt Susan”: 1894 and 1895 Wed, 16 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0000 https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_353_f55a9b7c-8b66-44b3-8737-112836a50791&uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2FTheAgitators Susan and Frederick, well into their 70s, confront one another like prizefighters who don’t know when to quit. Will they finally see eye-to-eye on not only the past, but on how to agitate for a better future?

]]> Will Susan and Frederick finally see eye-to-eye on not only the past, but on how to agitate for a better future? full 1 6 25:30 podcast.services@prx.org (PRX) PRX Susan and Frederick, well into their 70s, confront one another like prizefighters who don’t know when to quit. Will they finally see eye-to-eye on not only the past, but on how to agitate for a better future?

]]> prx_353_2188844e-e1b9-43bb-b5a7-4557e322b280 Episode 5. Infinite Light: 1883 and 1888 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0000 https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_353_2188844e-e1b9-43bb-b5a7-4557e322b280&uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2FTheAgitators Frederick Douglass dreamed of a day “where even the constancy of hate breaks down and where the clouds of pride, passion, and selfishness vanish before the brightness of infinite light.” In this episode, as Frederick’s hopes are sidetracked by personal loss, Susan attempts to help him find his way back.

]]> As Frederick’s hopes are sidetracked by personal loss, Susan attempts to help him find his way back. full 1 5 21:16 podcast.services@prx.org (PRX) PRX Frederick Douglass dreamed of a day “where even the constancy of hate breaks down and where the clouds of pride, passion, and selfishness vanish before the brightness of infinite light.” In this episode, as Frederick’s hopes are sidetracked by personal loss, Susan attempts to help him find his way back.

]]> prx_353_ef4dc7fe-1f4e-4fff-8bf3-9b7679418e26 Episode 4. Seeing Anew: 1870 and 1872 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0000 https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_353_ef4dc7fe-1f4e-4fff-8bf3-9b7679418e26&uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2FTheAgitators In the unlikeliest of places, an integrated baseball game in 1870, Susan and Frederick attempt to repair the rift between them. Then, in 1872, an act of hate threatens to push them even further apart.

]]> At an integrated baseball game in 1870, Susan and Frederick attempt to repair the rift between them. full 22:06 podcast.services@prx.org (PRX) PRX In the unlikeliest of places, an integrated baseball game in 1870, Susan and Frederick attempt to repair the rift between them. Then, in 1872, an act of hate threatens to push them even further apart.

]]> prx_353_0aa9194c-f547-4d52-b930-30b5b6fbb1d8 Episode 3. Reconstruction: 1867 and 1869 Wed, 25 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0000 https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_353_0aa9194c-f547-4d52-b930-30b5b6fbb1d8&uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2FTheAgitators In the years after the Civil War, Frederick and Susan fight to make the United States a country for all, where everyone can vote. What gets in the way of this dream? Will their friendship survive betrayal?

]]> In the years after the Civil War, Frederick and Susan fight to make the United States a country for all, where everyone can vote.  full 1 3 20:39 podcast.services@prx.org (PRX) PRX In the years after the Civil War, Frederick and Susan fight to make the United States a country for all, where everyone can vote. What gets in the way of this dream? Will their friendship survive betrayal?

]]> prx_353_950c4d75-fab5-45ac-a05c-bb642afcbb9c Episode 2. from Bondage to Freedom: 1861 Wed, 18 Nov 2020 09:05:00 -0000 https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_353_950c4d75-fab5-45ac-a05c-bb642afcbb9c&uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2FTheAgitators From facing an angry mob to speak out against slavery to waiting for Harriet Tubman to arrive with African-Americans escaping slavery, this episode brings to life Frederick and Susan’s agitations during the Civil War.

]]> Frederick and Susan wait for Harriet Tubman to arrive with African-Americans escaping slavery, full 1 2 25:18 podcast.services@prx.org (PRX) PRX From facing an angry mob to speak out against slavery to waiting for Harriet Tubman to arrive with African-Americans escaping slavery, this episode brings to life Frederick and Susan’s agitations during the Civil War.

]]> prx_353_b7d28505-aa9c-4f28-9e49-b8cb4a1d049e Episode 1. Beginnings: 1849 and 1861 Wed, 18 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0000 https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_353_b7d28505-aa9c-4f28-9e49-b8cb4a1d049e&uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2FTheAgitators When Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony met in the late 1840s, he was one of the most well-known people in the United States and she was an unknown schoolteacher who had just quit her job because of unequal pay.  Not long after, Frederick recruited Susan to be a lecturer with him in the Anti-Slavery Society and their friendship deepened.

]]> Susan and Frederick meet on Susan's father's farm. full 1 1 28:06 podcast.services@prx.org (PRX) PRX When Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony met in the late 1840s, he was one of the most well-known people in the United States and she was an unknown schoolteacher who had just quit her job because of unequal pay.  Not long after, Frederick recruited Susan to be a lecturer with him in the Anti-Slavery Society and their friendship deepened.

]]> prx_353_6f4d4190-5be3-400c-892f-5bfa39b0eb3c Trailer: The Agitators, an adaptation of the play by Mat Smart Wed, 28 Oct 2020 08:00:00 -0000 https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_353_6f4d4190-5be3-400c-892f-5bfa39b0eb3c&uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2FTheAgitators Host Ashley C. Ford introduces The Agitators, a six-part play-turned-podcast coming Nov. 18, 2020. We’re joined by the team from the onstage production: Actors Cedric Mays (Frederick Douglass) and Madeleine Lambert (Susan B. Anthony), Director Logan Vaughn, and Composer Juliette Jones of Rootstock Republic.

]]> A theatrical podcast based on the play by Mat Smart trailer 03:59 podcast.services@prx.org (PRX) PRX Host Ashley C. Ford introduces The Agitators, a six-part play-turned-podcast coming Nov. 18, 2020. We’re joined by the team from the onstage production: Actors Cedric Mays (Frederick Douglass) and Madeleine Lambert (Susan B. Anthony), Director Logan Vaughn, and Composer Juliette Jones of Rootstock Republic.

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