And Douglass did so, it is worth noting, by championing the same founding principles that he celebrated in his Fourth of July ...

Over 200 years after Frederick Douglass questioned “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” in an act of resistance to Independence Day, Black Americans are still grappling with how to celebrate ...

When I was a teenager, a mostly forgotten series of novels taught me U.S. history. How would they read to me now?

Douglass had hoped it would turn Auld into a “more kind and humane” man, as he wrote in his first autobiographical narrative. But instead, Auld “found religious sanction and support for his ...

Clinton’s comment came in response to a question from host Jordan Klepper on if he knew when the book, “The First Gentleman,” was “going to be banned by the Trump administration.” “It ...

Life and times of Frederick Douglass, written by himself by Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 Publication date 1892 Topics Slavery Publisher Boston, De Wolfe & Fiske Co. Collection docsouth; unclibraries ...

Frederick Forsyth, the master of the modern geopolitical thriller and a former spy whose novels reshaped popular fiction, has died at 86. He passed away on Monday at his home in Jordans, ...

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Frederick Douglass Unity Day is a celebration with not only food and music, but helps to preserve the legacy of this important historical figure, we'll share the details.

LONDON — Frederick Forsyth, the British author of “The Day of the Jackal” and other bestselling thrillers, has died after a brief illness, his literary agent said. He was 86. Jonathan Lloyd ...

Frederick Forsyth, the famous British writer, passed away at 86. He was known for his thrillers, often based on his journalism and MI6 work. Forsyth initially wrote 'The Biafra Story' after ...

Forsyth wrote more than 25 books and sold over 75 million copies worldwide British thriller writer Frederick Forsyth, the author of The Day of The Jackal, has died at the age of 86, his literary ...