The Supreme Court,” Frederick Douglass told a civil rights meeting in 1883, “is the autocratic point in our national ...

The 1875 town house where civil rights pioneer Frederick Douglass married his second wife, Helen Pitts, in 1884 has found a buyer just days after hitting the market at $1.8 million, according to a ...

But on July 4, 1776, Christ Church’s vestry crossed out the king’s name from the Book of Common Prayer ... leaders including abolitionist Frederick Douglass and civil rights pioneer ...

FDNY officials say the fire broke out around 9:15 p.m. at the Douglass Houses located at 850 Columbus Ave. About 20 units and 78 fire and EMS personnel responded to the scene, where a fire was ...

A wanted suspect is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a standoff with local law enforcement, according to a release from the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. Deputies ...

Kate Douglass broke the short course 200m breaststroke world record at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Incheon, South Korea, on Thursday. Douglass, the Olympic champion in the 200m breast, ...

Kate Douglass broke the short course 200m breaststroke world record at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Incheon, South Korea, on Thursday. Douglass, the Olympic champion in the 200m breast ...

Kate Douglass smashed a 15-year-old world record to continue her undefeated streak at the short-course World Cup, while Leon Marchand paid yet another tribute with his swimming cap. While the Swiss ...

A few months after claiming gold in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Olympic Games in Paris, American Kate Douglass shattered the world record in the short-course version of the event on Thursday ...

Former University of Virginia standout Kate Douglass has won NCAA championships, American championships and Olympic medals during her illustrious swimming career. Now she can add world record ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Our recommended books this week include histories of corporate mismanagement and misbehavior in the 19th century (“Savings and ...