Kenneth B. Morris, Jr., the great-great-great grandson of Frederick Douglass is coming to Martha's Vineyard for a ...

From enslavement to freedom: Douglass’s early life American orator, editor, author, abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass (1818 – 1895) edits a journal at his desk, late 1870s.

Frederick Douglass’ childhood was marred with violence (Picture: The Folio Society) He was one of the most photographed people in America in the 19th century, who ended up becoming an advisor to ...

A lithographic print of Black diplomat, abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass, who escaped from slavery in Maryland at age 21. Conservative educational content producer PragerU is facing ...

Baltimore National Heritage Area Urban Ranger Bradley Alston and author and Historian Edna Greene Medford talked about Frederick Douglass' experience working in the shipyards in Baltimore, MD and ...

JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: One-hundred-seventy-one Julys ago, the escaped slave-turned-orator-and-activist Frederick Douglass gave perhaps his most famous speech to a group of fellow abolitionists.

Becoming Frederick Douglass. Episode 1 | 54m 6s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Discover how a man born into slavery became one of the nation’s most influential leaders. Aired 10/11/2022 ...

Frederick Douglass stood at the podium, trembling with nervousness. ... He planned an escape. But early in April he was jailed after his plan was discovered. Two years later, ...

Douglass’ escape allowed him to challenge and fight against slavery’s existence until ... Frederick Douglass lived the last 17 years of his life in the Southeast D.C. home located at 1411 W ...

Frederick Douglass wrote that teaching a man how to read makes him forever unfit for slavery. As civil war loomed, he aligned first with the Liberty Party, then threw weight behind the Republicans ...

"That house right there is where Frederick Douglass lived when he escaped from slavery," said New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell, pointing at a white home near the corner of Seventh and Spring streets ...

On Sept. 3, 1838, abolitionist, journalist, author, and human rights advocate Frederick Douglass made his dramatic escape from slavery — traveling north by train and boat — from Baltimore, through ...