And Douglass did so, it is worth noting, by championing the same founding principles that he celebrated in his Fourth of July oration. In this way, as in many others, Douglass set an example for all ...

New to 4 Extra. Opera singer Andrea Baker explores the impact of Frederick Douglass and the time he spent in Scotland, the country which Andrea has made her home. As the great granddaughter of ...

Douglass was once called an “illustrious exile” for his triumphant antislavery lecture tours in Ireland, Scotland and England between 1845 and 1847 (while still a fugitive).

Douglass was a fierce critic of America, a radical patriot and an abolitionist who was formerly enslaved. A new biography sheds light on the lesser-known corners of his life.

From the moment he turned its pages, Frederick Douglass cultivated not only an admiration for Burns, but for the writings of Sir Walter Scott, and a life-long affection for Scotland and the ...

Last year at this time I published the following post about an important speech that Frederick Douglass gave about American slavery in 1852 and why 21st century students should learn it.

A bid is being made to mark the 175th anniversary of an anti-slavery campaigner's visit to the Borders. A plaque and mural could be put up in Hawick in honour of a speech Frederick Douglass made ...

Douglass had initially come to Scotland as part of a tour to Britain and Ireland between 1845 and 1847 and again in 1859 and 1860.

In 1852 Frederick Douglass delivered what may be his most famous address, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” This time of year, quotations from the speech dart around Black social ...

Frederick Douglass' 1852 speech on liberty It is considered one of the greatest speeches in American history, delivered at a Rochester, N.Y. Independence Day event in 1852 by abolitionist ...