Here are 13 incredible facts about the life of Frederick Douglass. 1. ... he’d carry a book with him while out and about and trade small pieces of bread to the white kids in his neighborhood, ...

And yet there is even more to know about Frederick Douglass’ remarkable story than the facts we learn in school. Here are a few things that might surprise you about this pioneering historic figure as ...

Douglass was born into slavery with the name Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, but he later escaped and changed his name to the one listed throughout history books. Here are seven facts about ...

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his birthdate. We urge all Americans to consider the ideas, life and legacy of ...

5. A church in Elmira, N.Y., was named for him.. Frederick Douglass AME Zion Church in Elmira, N.Y., was named for the abolitionist. Its website notes that the church was inspired by an 1840 anti ...

Kevin Douglass Greene, the great, great grandson of legendary 19th century abolitionist Frederick Douglass, is in Philadelphia to teach kids about the importance of literacy and education.

After the egg hunt, games and crafts were offered at the house in which Frederick Douglass lived from 1878 until his death in 1895. ... a park ranger offered the kids a quick history lesson.

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his birthdate. We urge all Americans to consider the ideas, life and legacy of the… ...

Frederick Douglass, whose seven-foot bronze statue was unveiled June 19 at the U.S. Capitol, is known as the father of the civil rights movement. But the 19th-century abolitionist and former slave ...