Hamilton star in Cork for transatlantic festival on life of Frederick Douglass 

Paul Oakley Stovall, actor and activist, star of the musical Hamilton, pictured at Nano Nagle Place, who are hosting the Museum of Literature Ireland's 'Douglass in Ireland' exhibition as part of #DouglassWeek, a weeklong creative commemoration of Frederick Douglass in Ireland from 8th - 14th February.   Picture: Clare Keogh

One of the stars of the smash-hit musical, Hamilton, hopes his involvement in a major transatlantic online festival this week celebrating the legacy of African American abolitionist Frederick Douglass will inspire a new generation about his vision of unity and tolerance.

Paul Oakley Stovall, who played George Washington in the first national tour of Hamilton, will feature in several events during Douglass Week, exploring the life, work, influence and legacy of the man described as the father of American civil rights, and one of Barack Obama’s political heroes, who visited Ireland just over 175 years ago.