To learn more about one of the region's most famous former slaves, visit the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in the district's Anacostia neighborhood. At this historical site ...

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 ...

Though Frederick Douglass remains the most well-known abolitionist to visit Ireland in the decades prior to the American ...

All men are created equal,” wrote slaveholder Thomas Jefferson, in words that have been a source of consternation ever since.

Anna Murray and Frederick Douglass, “Our men fought like tigers.” He then assured them, “If I die tonight, I will not die a ...

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 ...

The UK-produced film is based on Douglass’ first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American ...

From Frederick Douglass to Harriet Tubman ... Within a year, Angelina issued her most famous pamphlet, titled "Appeal to the Christian Women of the South," urging white Southern women to help ...

Award-winning author and filmmaker Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Junior spoke at Youngstown’s Stambaugh Auditorium Concert Hall ...

Award-winning author and filmmaker Henry Louis Gates, Junior will speak at Youngstown's Stambaugh Auditorium Concert Hall ...

The 1875 town house where civil rights pioneer Frederick Douglass married his second wife ... Douglass was one of the most ...

From Frederick Douglass to Harriet Tubman ... Within a year, Angelina issued her most famous pamphlet, titled "Appeal to the Christian Women of the South," urging white Southern women to help ...