Frederick Douglass stood at the podium ... (All Douglass knew of his father was that he was white.) During this time he was exposed to the degradations of slavery, witnessing firsthand brutal ...

It was generally assumed that his father was the white owner of the plantation. At the age of 20, Frederick escaped to New York, where he changed his surname to Douglass. Although he could have ...

Surratt, a 6-4 junior, threw down a dunk in the game’s opening moments and helped guide Douglass’ comeback down the stretch by scoring nine of his game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter.

Today, we commemorate the life of Frederick Douglass on (what is believed to ... His mother was of African descent, and his father was of European descent, with many accounts suspecting this ...