In the years leading up to the Civil War, Frederick Douglass was the most powerful speaker and writer of the abolitionist movement. Douglass was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland.

The son of an enslaved mother and white father he never knew, Frederick Douglass lived with his grandmother on a Maryland plantation until age eight. He later worked as a house servant ...

Frederick Douglass, who had escaped slavery and later was at the forefront of the abolition movement in the US, was inspired by Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell during a visit to Ireland in ...

lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, America reigns without a rival.

Frederick Douglass, a former slave, was a leading member of the abolitionist movement and is regarded as one of the most influential people in the 19th Century. Newcastle University researcher Dr ...

No Cowards in Our Band,” will be performed, 7 p.m. Nov. 2 at Hudson Hall, featuring actor Masud Olufani as Douglass.

Jun 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Updated Oct 6, 2024 MANCHESTER — Eleven reverent souls stood in City Hall Plaza on Saturday, reading a keynote address given by Frederick Douglass, a famous African ...

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell reflects on Vice President Harris’ concession speech in front of Howard University’s Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall and says, “Frederick Douglass knew that ...

The 1875 town house where civil rights pioneer Frederick ... kids here.” It marks the first time in over two decades that the property has been available for purchase. A bit of history: Douglass ...

SALISBURY, MD - A new mural depicting Civil Rights activist Frederick Douglass was unveiled in Salisbury Tuesday, paying homage to the abolitionist’s contributions and his visit to downtown ...

Frederick Douglass stood at the podium, trembling with nervousness. Before him sat abolitionists who had travelled to the Massachusetts island of Nantucket. Only 23 years old at the time ...