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 ...

Rochester, N.Y. The city is returning several, newly restored Frederick Douglass statues to the public eye after extensive ...

By the Civil War, America had more capital tied up in slaves than in all other properties and businesses combined, including ...

Discover the striking new mural 'Frederick Douglass / Liberty' at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum. Explore Douglass' legacy through a contemporary lens.

It staggers the mind to imagine what Douglass would think of the state of free speech in today's world. An unprecedented ...

The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture announces the installation of a striking new ...

I drove down to see the old abolition church, also known as the Zion Korean Church on Main Street last Sunday. The white ...

The statues were originally created for the city's 2018 “Year of Douglass” celebration. By 2023, the city said they'd already ...

The American Library Association has proclaimed Sept. 22-28 Banned Books Week to draw attention to the issue. In honor of the occasion, Random House imprint One World is hosting “Free Your Mind,” an ...

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.

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 ...