The press gallery overlooking the U.S. House chamber has been renamed after the abolitionist, writer and presidential adviser Frederick Douglass in a bipartisan move brokered by Black lawmakers.The ...

In the years after the Civil War, Douglass shared a vision of freedom and equality for all, regardless of race. Our writer ...

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Advocates stood on the grounds of Historic Northampton to look back at history. For at least 129 years, slavery was part of the fabric of everyday life in Northampton.

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. Some among them believed that buying an ...

Madeleine Wright is a bilingual general assignment reporter for CBS News Philadelphia who is fluent in Spanish. She joined the team in January 2022 and was named the Delaware County reporter in July ...