In fact, in 1852, Frederick Douglass — America’s most famous slave-turned-statesman — gave a monologue similar to Coates’, saying essentially the same thing about slavery and freedom.

Frederick Douglass thought Decoration Day — the original name for Memorial Day — was the nation’s most significant holiday. On May 30, 1871, the day’s fourth annual observance, he honored ...

Amtrak's Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program is modernizing and transforming a 10-mile section of the Northeast Corridor. The company had to demolish buildings for the construction of the Frederick ...

Twenty-three communities across Massachusetts, including Springfield, Plainfield and Northampton, are planning public readings of Douglass' famed anti-slavery speech, first delivered in 1852 ...

The closure of the beach access at Frederick Douglass Memorial Park is scheduled to last until May 13, 2025, as the county Parks, Recreation and Facilities Department renovates its entrance and ...

Despite the sogginess in Franklin, Frederick Douglass' great-great grandson Kevin Greene shared pieces of his family history inside the First Missionary Baptist Church. Sitting up front in the ...