It was an assertion of hard-won personal sovereignty ... His 1845 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is, as Sandefur says, a classic of American autobiography. Abolitionists such as ...

Honoring the trailblazers whose courage, innovation, and resilience left an indelible mark on history and continue to inspire ...

Angela Davis presented a critical edition of Frederick Douglass' memoir, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - An American Slave Written by Himself. Ms. Davis explored the abolitionist's ...

The live bands that HBCUs Albany State and Central State brought to Rochester was just as entertaining as the football game.

Home of the famous writer, orator, publisher, abolitionist and statesman, this park is a compelling window into the life of a pioneering historic ... as well as an extensive collection of personal ...

August, roughly a month and a half before his new book, The Message, was set to be published, and Ta-Nehisi Coates was in my ...

On the 162nd anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation Sunday, community members took a walk around Pine Grove Cemetery to learn more about Lynners who played an important role in abolition. The ...

Jun 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Updated Jul 2, 2024 MANCHESTER — Eleven reverent souls stood in City Hall Plaza on Saturday, reading a keynote address given by Frederick Douglass, a famous African ...

Now in his eighth season overall and fifth as head coach at Frederick Douglass, McPeek has turned the program into one of the state’s best and helped turn Lexington into a factory for college ...

The City of Rochester’s Frederick Douglass statues are making their way back to public display. The statues were originally ...

Junior Keandre Thompson had five tackles and 2 ½ sacks. Frederick Douglass, ranked No. 4 in Class 6A, beat defending Class 5A champion Bowling Green 35-13 on Saturday. Sophomore Dakari Talbert ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Frederick Douglass statues are back! The City of Rochester revealed several of the refurbished statues Wednesday. They originally were created in 2018 for the Year of ...