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A parade celebrating Frederick Douglass is canceled

A parade celebrating Frederick Douglass is canceled after Maryland National Guard drops out following Trump administration anti-DEI orders

The Department of Defense announced on January 31 that celebrating “identity months” is dead for the agency. The latest victim

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No Flyover or Band for Frederick Douglass Celebration. Maryland Guard Says It Violates Pentagon Policy.

A formal memo from the Maryland National Guard's Joint Operations Center, dated Feb. 7, said the reserve component would be "unable to support the event for a flyover, band, military vehicles and troop presence.

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Maryland National Guard will not participate in Frederick Douglass parade

The Maryland National Guard will not participate in the Frederick Douglass parade due to guidance set by the Department of Defense, according to a memo. In a Facebook post on a group page ran by relatives of Douglass,

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How a Trump order ultimately led to cancellation of parade to honor Frederick Douglass

A policy under the Trump administration compelled the Maryland National Guard to decline an invitation to partake in a February 22 event in honor of renowned abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Per WBOC,

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'After All He's Done for the Nation': Frederick Douglass' Family Outraged Over National Guard's Withdrawal from Honorary Parade Days After Military Decides to S…

Another day, another example of how the Trump Administration’s war on the excesses of DEI and “wokeness” has morphed into a ...

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'3 Summers of Lincoln' brings Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass' story to the stage at La Jolla Playhouse

The new musical explores the complex friendship between the president and the famed abolitionist. We spoke with co-lyricist ...

Frederick Douglass: Civil War to Statesman

In the first episode on Frederick Douglass, we explored his escape from enslavement and the beginnings of his career. Now, we pick up with him as the Civil War brews, at the time of John Brown's Raid ...

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Frederick Douglass: Champion of Freedom and Opportunity for All

Today marks the 207th anniversary of the birth of Frederick ... the freedoms Douglass fought for remain today. Not long after Douglass got his first taste of the American Dream, he began ...

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In Saratoga lecture, abolitionist Frederick Douglass criticized Quaker minister who said slaves better off than free Blacks

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

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Celebrating The 207th Birthday Of Civil Rights Icon Frederick Douglass

This month would have marked the 207th birthday of civil rights icon Frederick Douglass, we'll hear how you can help ...

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Frederick Douglass: Enslavement & Escape

Born enslaved in 1818, by the time of the Civil War Frederick Douglass was famous around the United States and Europe for his work in the abolition movement. So how did this famous orator learn his ...

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Top 5 Influential African Americans in US History

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

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'This isn't a history lesson': Inside the new musical about Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass

Abraham Lincoln held a forum to consider a potential solution to the country's conflict: What if all free Black people left ...

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