In Saratoga lecture, abolitionist Frederick Douglass criticized Quaker minister who said slaves better off than free Blacks
African-American social reformer, abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass was the country's most famous Black man of the ...
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Their Relatives Were Black Heroes. They Fear the Military Won't Celebrate Their Stories Anymore.
When Tarence Bailey Sr. received a formal memo from the Maryland National Guard declining to support a celebration for Frederick Douglass on Saturday, it felt personal.
Frederick Douglass: Civil War to Statesman
In the first episode on Frederick Douglass, we explored his escape from enslavement and the beginnings of his career. Now, we pick up with him as the Civil War brews, at the time of John Brown's Raid ...
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Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: The 550 Talbot Countians who fought for the United States Colored Troops
Frederick Douglass, a native son of Talbot County and a leading African American abolitionist, writer, orator, and newspaper ...
A parade celebrating Frederick Douglass is canceled after Maryland National Guard drops out following Trump administration anti-DEI orders
The Department of Defense announced on January 31 that celebrating “identity months” is dead for the agency. The latest ...
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'3 Summers of Lincoln' brings Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass' story to the stage at La Jolla Playhouse
The new musical explores the complex friendship between the president and the famed abolitionist. We spoke with co-lyricist ...
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Mass. city was home to abolitionist who celebrated his birthday on Valentine's Day
That house right there is where Frederick Douglass lived when he escaped from slavery. He slipped uh like so many did uh into New Bedford by way of both of the so-called Maritime Underground ...
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Maryland Unveils Roadside Tribute to Abolitionist Frederick Douglass
The Maryland Department of Transportation on Thursday unveiled a roadside plaque in honor of Frederick Douglass at the ...
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A parade celebrating Frederick Douglass is canceled after Maryland National Guard drops out following Trump administration anti-DEI orders
The latest victim of the Trump administration’s anti-DEI orders appears to be Frederick Douglass ... recruiting Black soldiers for the Civil War, becoming an advisor to Abraham Lincoln, and ...