African-American social reformer, abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass was the country's most famous Black man of the ...

He planned an escape. But early in April he was ... Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written By Himself. The year was 1845. Three years later, after a speaking ...

There are many influential African Americans in US History. Many have stood up against slavery, segregation and racial legacy ...

Henry Brown escapes slavery by mailing himself in a small wooden box to a free state. But that’s less than half his story. In ...

Here's what Frederick Douglass said during a visit to Elmira, which drew people from everywhere within a hundred miles.

Around the age of 20, Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey escaped from slavery and took residence in New York City. In New York, he would eventually change his last name to Douglass. His ...

How did he escape enslavement? And how did his ideals change as war was brewing? Sidney Morrison introduces us to Frederick Douglass in this first of two episodes. Sidney is the author of ...

As Black History Month unfolds, residents of Hampton Roads are invited to engage in a unique celebration of freedom and artistry at “8 Arias for Abolitionist.” ...

In recognition of Black History Month, Mansfield/ (MRCPL announces the Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality exhibit on ...