How one of the Constitution’s earliest critics used the founding language — and silences — to fight for freedom.

"That house right there is where Frederick Douglass lived when he escaped from slavery," said New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell, pointing at a white home near the corner of Seventh and Spring streets ...

Frederick Douglass escaped slavery and went on to write a famous narrative of his life. But he was forced to confront prejudice in an entirely unexpected place—among his abolitionist friends. Through ...

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his birthdate. We urge all Americans to consider the ideas, life and legacy of the… ...