Frederick Douglass is famous in history for being an abolitionist leader and visionary. Although his life and writings are often taught about, his journey to becoming the icon that he was is not often ...

The newspapers edited by Frederick Douglass are now available online from the Library of Congress. The collection is made up of 568 issues of three weekly newspaper titles he wrote between 1847 and ...

“Colonel Lloyd owned so many slaves that he did not know all of them. While riding along the road one day, he met a colored man, and addressed him in the usual manner of speaking to colored people on ...

2001-06-01T19:59:46-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/ab7/20010601200118001.jpgGuests examined the history of slavery and freedom in 19th century America through ...

LANSING, Mich. — Wednesday is National Frederick Douglass Day, celebrating a former slave who became a well known abolitionist, activist, author and speaker. At Michigan State University, they’re ...

A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by former slave, Frederick Douglass. The text, first published in 1845, describes the ...

GREENWICH — During a life that spanned more than 75 years, American social reformer, orator, statesman and abolitionist Frederick Douglass was known for his passion, his faith and his drive to abolish ...

Nikole Hannah-Jones, the chief architect of the 1619 Project, is quite the active Twitter user. She responds to critics and fans alike, with varying degrees of unwarranted condescension. One example ...

In a strong start to Black History Month, Monday's Google Doodle commemorates the life of Frederick Douglass, an African-American abolitionist who lived during the 19th century. Born into slavery in ...

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