Frederick Douglass is famous in history for being an abolitionist leader and visionary. Although his life and writings are often taught about, his journey to becoming the icon that he was is not often ...

The newspapers edited by Frederick Douglass are now available online from the Library of Congress. The collection is made up of 568 issues of three weekly newspaper titles he wrote between 1847 and ...

2001-06-01T19:59:46-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/ab7/20010601200118001.jpgGuests examined the history of slavery and freedom in 19th century America through ...

“Colonel Lloyd owned so many slaves that he did not know all of them. While riding along the road one day, he met a colored man, and addressed him in the usual manner of speaking to colored people on ...

LANSING, Mich. — Wednesday is National Frederick Douglass Day, celebrating a former slave who became a well known abolitionist, activist, author and speaker. At Michigan State University, they’re ...

Frederick Douglass was the first black man to discuss politics alone with the president. In Lincoln, the reformer found an ...

GREENWICH — During a life that spanned more than 75 years, American social reformer, orator, statesman and abolitionist Frederick Douglass was known for his passion, his faith and his drive to abolish ...

Students transcribe papers by Black activists to celebrate Douglass Day last year in BYU's Research and Writing Center. Douglass Day is Feb. 14, the date abolitionist Frederick Douglass chose to ...

Contextualizing Douglass’ writings are scholars David Blight, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Sarah Lewis and Keidrick Roy, artist Bisa Butler, poet Nzadi Keita, and Douglass descendant Ken Morris who offer ...

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