Frederick Douglass

publication date: Sunday, February 12, 2017 (part of Winter 2017)

clue: This abolitionist is an example of somebody who has done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more.

explanation: The clue is a play on a speech made by President Trump about Black History Month, in which he cited Douglass as a great American. more…

difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Richard Slominsky, Aaron Shurtleff, and Jesse King

trivia: Scott was reluctant to act on this idea for a goo, not wanting to risk alienating even a single player with a goo that was essentially political. But the topic kept coming up in the news, and Scott decided it was too good of an opportunity to pass up.

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