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, ...

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

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

an American Slave," Frederick Douglass provided fuel for the abolitionist movement. In 1854, the civil rights leader delivered the commencement address at Western Reserve College. Titled “The Claims ...

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

A formal memo from the Maryland National Guard's Joint Operations Center, dated Feb. 7, said the reserve component would be ...

The Maryland National Guard won't be able to participate in a parade honoring abolitionist Frederick Douglass due to the ...

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

Douglass was born in 1818 as Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey in Talbot County. After escaping from slavery, he became known as a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts ...

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 ...

The message prompted organizers to cancel the parade portion of the 207th Birthday Celebration of Frederick Douglass and ...

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 ...