Throughout February, WTOP is celebrating Black History Month. Join us on air and online as we bring you the stories, people and places that make up our diverse community. The way Frederick Douglass ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! This video offers an overview of the "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" which was published in 1845, details his early life as a slave and ...
The show, which opened the weekend of Juneteenth, centers on Douglass’s obsession with photography. Often called the most photographed American of the 19th century, Douglass had an acute understanding ...
In his day, Frederick Douglass was known as one of the world’s most powerful orators, a piercing voice of conscience in the slave debate. On April 8, 1870, five years after the Civil War settled that ...
Movers & Makers Special on the history of Philadelphia hospitals founded by the Black community. From Frederick Douglass Hospital in 1895 and Mercy Hospital in 1907, to their merging in 1948, Black ...
WORCESTER - Having been born a slave, Frederick Douglass never received an exact date of his birth, only that it was in February of 1817 or 1818, but he famously adopted Feb. 14 as his birthday, ...
Issues of three newspapers Douglass edited are available digitally. Fredrick Douglass is known as a preeminent abolitionist, speaker and author, but he also had the title of newspaper editor. Now, ...
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Mayor DeBaptiste: What would Frederick Douglass do?

WEST CHESTER–Mayor Lillian DeBaptiste revived the spirit of Frederick Douglass, where he gave his final speech at West Chester University, with a spirited presentation of her own, on October 2.
Wednesday night, the musical "3 Summers of Lincoln" had its world premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse. Co-lyricist and co-choreographer Daniel J. Watts provided insights into the creative process. The ...
The Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives and the City of Rochester are working on plans to establish a cultural corridor downtown in honor of Frederick Douglass. The proposed project is expected to ...
MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) -- In celebration of Juneteenth, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) is honoring civil rights leader, Frederick Douglass, with a stunning, immersive exhibit. The exhibit is ...
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