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 ...

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

A powerful orator, Garnet helped shift the landscape on the abolition of slavery from trying to convince enslavers of the ...

Abraham Lincoln’s firm resolve during his last days demonstrated his enduring commitment to the common good', A CT historian writes.

Black History Month takes center stage in many communities, including the Ashland area: a fundraising dinner for the C.B.

Frederick Douglass had been born into slavery before being a leading advocate for abolition and civil rights. May Wright Sewall was an Indiana resident who worked for women’s suffrage and opened ...

Frederick Douglass (born February 1818) was a formerly enslaved abolitionist and intellectual whose writings and speeches were instrumental in the fight against slavery. Abraham Lincoln (born ...

Black History Month is celebrated every February, the shortest and one of the coldest months of the year. At first glance it ...

“so that as a free man I could look across the Bay to the Eastern Shore where I was born a slave.” Unfortunately, Douglass died before the home was completed. It now houses the Frederick ...