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 ...

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

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

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

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

The celebratory week was set in February to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln. Douglass, whose birthday is Feb. 14, was an escaped slave and ...