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

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, ...

Israel How Browne, also known as Israel Howe Browne, lived at 71 Concord St. He was known to allow escaped slaves to sleep in ...

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

(Frederick Douglass; 1845). E ... In Sweet Chariot, “Swing low to carry me home” indicated the imminent use of escape routes to the south. Steal Away meant, well, just that. As far as Wade in the ...

A celebration of Frederick Douglass comes as many worry Trump will turn back the clock on diversity and inclusion ...

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

Today marks the 207th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass, one of the greatest Americans to ever live. After he ...

How did he escape enslavement? And how did his ideals change as war was brewing? Sidney Morrison introduces us to Frederick Douglass in this first of two episodes. Sidney is the author of ...