Militarized federal encroachments on public life provoke strong, even violent responses — even among those who agree with their aims.

The Trump administration has released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from ...

My father taught me about jazz, poetry, and philosophy, but he couldn’t show me how to be Black and a Red Sox fan.

Boston's Fenway Park is one of the 'best views' in the US, travel website says. See why Rin Velasco USA TODAY NETWORK - New England 0:00 ...

Douglass delivered his speech amid profound national divisions. At stake was the stark contradiction between America’s stated ideals — liberty, equality, democracy — and its complicity in ...

HOWARD ZINN: Frederick Douglass, once a slave, became a brilliant and powerful leader of the anti-slavery movement. In 1852, he was asked to speak in celebration of the Fourth of July.

Chicago Lifeguard Charles Leto is charged in the Douglass Park shooting that killed Marjay Dotson and injured Jeremy Herred, Laquan McDonald's cousin.

CHICAGO (WGN) — A Chicago Park District lifeguard, accused of shooting two teens last week, killing one, at Douglass Park, made a brief appearance in court Tuesday for a status hearing. Charles ...

A space at the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport is now dedicated to celebrating the airport's namesake.

Man who shot at three unarmed teenagers in Douglass Park, killing a 15-year-old boy and seriously wounding a 14-year-old, once shot two dogs in Lakeview, also claiming self-defense.

The Frederick Douglass Airfield Observatory was revealed at the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport on Tuesday afternoon.

A public reading of Frederick Douglass' speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" will be presented on the Grafton Common.