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

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

The life of an African-American former slave who toured Britain to campaign for abolition is being celebrated across Bristol. Frederick Douglass was born 200 years ago and managed to escape from ...

Douglass himself took exception to this view. The Quakers were the first religious group to ally themselves to the abolitionist cause, and played a role in securing the freedom of Frederick Douglass.

While some Spy readers might remember Keidrick Roy from HBO's Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches series a year or so ago, for those who are not familiar ...

This year’s Frederick Douglass Day, an annual celebration of the life and works of Talbot County’s famed abolitionist orator, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 28.

The age-old adage, The pen is mightier than the sword, encapsulates a profound truth about the influence of ideas and communication in shaping societies. While the sword represents brute force and ...

Home of the famous writer, orator, publisher, abolitionist and statesman ... as well as an extensive collection of personal effects belonging to Douglass and his family. Douglass moved to Cedar Hill ...

Morrison debuts with a well-rounded portrait of abolitionist Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) that focuses on his early life in slavery and the support he received from his wife upon entering the ...