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 ...

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

For generations, the Underground Railroad has been the quintessential story of resistance against oppression. Yet, the story ...

Detroit (code name “Midnight”) and Windsor, Ontario, are rich in Underground Railroad history. These are some of the most ...

Consider visiting some of these sites to mark Black History Month or keep them in mind to travel to when the weather is ...

When you think about Black History Month, several figures likely come to mind, with Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass ...

Over the next four weeks, the D.C. area comes alive with events highlighting contributions made by the Black community, lionizing heroes like Frederick Douglass and William Still; shining a spotlight ...

In Rochester, New York, the last stop on the Underground Railroad, Frederick Douglass published the abolitionist newspaper The North Star, naming it after the icon followed by so many escaped ...