If you have never heard of Syracuse abolitionist Samuel Ringgold Ward, you should. The great Frederick Douglass was in awe of ...

At a Black History Month event recently, President Trump seemed to suggest that Frederick Douglass is still alive: He's "done an amazing job and is getting recognized more and more," Trump said. If he ...

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, ...

During Black History Month amid the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is pleased to share that its latest ...

Frederick Douglass’ life and its relation to the Constitution might be said to revolve around Article 4 and how, if at all, the preamble informs it. Douglass’ first foray with the Constitution was ...

Issues of three newspapers Douglass edited are available digitally. Fredrick Douglass is known as a preeminent abolitionist, speaker and author, but he also had the title of newspaper editor. Now, ...