The Grio

PragerU’s whitewashing of Frederick Douglass is exactly how you indoctrinate children with falsehoods about Black history

Frederick Douglass was brilliant, rising from enslavement to become the foremost abolitionist and Black statesman of his day. He was also not one to be played with. Born into bondage in 1818, Douglass ...

Frederick Douglass' descendant visits Philadelphia during Black History Month to promote literacy and more

Kevin Douglass Green, the great, great grandson of Frederick Douglass, is spending the week visiting Black-owned businesses ...
Black Enterprise

PragerU Hosts Animated Video Of Frederick Douglass Calling Slavery A ‘Compromise’

The right-wing advocacy group, PragerU, has reached a new low. Videos from its educational entertainment program, PragerU Kids, show misleading and inaccurate information, including a video of ...
NPR

Frederick Douglass' descendants read 'What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?'

Descendants of Frederick Douglass read excerpts from one of his most famous speeches: "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" Douglass gave this speech to a group of abolitionists 170 years ago.
The New York Times

Frederick Douglass Knew What False Patriotism Was

In 1852 Frederick Douglass delivered what may be his most famous address, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” This time of year, quotations from the speech dart around Black social media as a ...