LAWRENCE, KANSAS — The late 18th to the mid-19th century was the golden age of public speaking. Part education, part entertainment, being a good orator was critical — particularly in certain social ...

Almost 170 years ago the abolitionist and Black freedom fighter Frederick Douglass, in a speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July,” handed down a moral indictment of a nation wavering between ...

In mid-19th-century America, when public speaking was a form of mass entertainment, Frederick Douglass was a rock star. Standing-room-only crowds greeted him in the US and in Europe. People wept as he ...

On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass gave a speech at a meeting sponsored by the Rochester (N.Y.) Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society. The speech, and indeed the meeting itself, were contrived to provide a ...

Kevin Douglass Greene, great-great grandson of abolitionist, author and social reformer Frederick Douglass, speaking at School of the Future on Thursday, Feb. 15. (Patriciah Hawkins) From Philly and ...

Today marks the 207th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass, one of the greatest Americans to ever live. After he escaped from slavery in Talbot County, Md., Douglass eventually settled in ...

This Independence Day I feel conflicted about celebrating the holiday, not only because of the hypocrisy of our forefathers, but because of what’s happening with the killing of African Americans by ...

HOPEWELL — The Hopewell/Prince George Friends of the Library will host an event dedicated to educating individuals on the life of Frederick Douglass. “An Evening with Frederick Douglass” will feature ...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — The great-great-grandson of abolitionist Frederick Douglass is speaking next month at Middle Tennessee State University during observance of Black History Month. The school ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Chesterfield County Public Library is hosting a pair of Black History Month programs to highlight the life and accomplishments of Frederick Douglass, from his ...