“Lessons of the Hour — Frederick Douglass” re-creates the abolitionist’s rhetoric and life across five screens.

Explore the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass, a leader in abolition whose words and actions shaped the fight for justice and equality.

That art historian was Lewis, an associate professor of history of art and architecture and African and African-American studies at Harvard who specializes in 19th-century Black representation and ...

ART: Douglass and friendsWhen the Art Institute of Chicago acquired a rare daguerreotype of abolitionist Frederick Douglass earlier this year, it was immediately scheduled to be the centerpiece of ...

A Black burial ground in Staten Island, named in honor of Frederick Douglass, has officially received landmark status.

On today’s show, we prepare ourselves for the 4th of July holiday by spending time with archival recordings from Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick, who was a musician, civil rights activist, and minister ...

In newly formed Black congregations, the famous abolitionist and others were able to live out their faith—and affirm their full humanity.

Key takeaways: Among the Black figures who changed history in America, Frederick Douglass emerged as a beacon of defiance and intellect. It’s ...

Frederick Douglass was brilliant, rising from enslavement to become the foremost abolitionist and Black statesman of his day. He was also not one to be played with. Born into bondage in 1818 ...

Frederick Douglass is woven into the fabric of American history — and my dreams | Opinion Last year, the reason was clear. I was helping my niece with a history project. But his image lingers in ...

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 ...

The anti-slavery activist’s manumission is one of several episodes obliquely recounted in “Lessons of the Hour — Frederick Douglass,” a five-screen version of a video installation ...