In what feels like the dwindling hours of this democracy, I’m painfully aware of the erosion of civil rights gains.

During Black History Month, Rochester residents have a significant reason to celebrate. The city is recognized as one of the five key U.S. cities central to the abolition movement, alongside Boston, ...

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The National Opera House was a hub for jazz artists and musicians like George Benson, the city was part of the Underground ...

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After the Department of Defense called "identity months" like Black History Month "dead," National Guard units reportedly ...

Instead of using the secret routes along the Underground Railroad to find freedom in the North, thousands of enslaved Black ...

Let’s draw on the defiant wisdom of Frederick Douglass as Trump carries out a blitzkrieg against democracy in the US.

Teen artists showcase their talent and creativity by displaying flower silhouettes, neon acrylic artwork inspired by the ...

Frederick Douglass was an Eastern Shore native, abolitionist leader, social reformer, and one of the most important leaders of the movement for African American civil rights in the 19th century.

A Massachusetts city was once home to a famous abolitionist who picked Valentine's Day to celebrate his birth. Frederick Douglass is now forever enshrined in the New Bedford neighborhood where he once ...

Experience the captivating one-man play Paul Robeson & The Douglass-Lincoln Debates featuring Wendell Young and Steffon Sharpless.