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Lawrence residents gather to push renaming Douglas County after abolitionist Frederick Douglass

Community members packed into a Lawrence bookstore Friday evening to join a conversation about renaming Douglas County in honor of abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

Community members in a bookstore setting using poetry, music, and zines to advocate for changing a county’s name

The gathering highlighted creative advocacy, with participants using poetry, music, and zines as part of their push for the name change.

Attendees came together to share perspectives on the proposal and to build support around changing the county’s name through public discussion and artistic expression.