Frederick Douglass delivered his most famous and powerful speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” on July 5, 1852.

How one of the Constitution’s earliest critics used the founding language — and silences — to fight for freedom.

On the anniversary of America’s independence, the abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass made a biblical Psalm – Psalm 137 – ...

“Today you reap the fruits of their success,” Douglass told his audience. “The freedom gained is yours, and you, therefore, ...

ArtsConnect hosts a community reading of Frederick Douglass' "The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro" speech.

On Saturday, many people gathered outside Historic Northampton to take turns reading a passage of Frederick Douglass’ famous speech, ‘What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?’ ...

We begin our July Fourth special broadcast with the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the ...

While July 4 is widely celebrated in the US, much of what students are taught about it leaves out the complexities of the ...

This year’s Frederick Douglass reading, hosted by the North Shore Juneteenth Association and sponsored by Mass Humanities, ...

"When you are an undocumented immigrant, celebrating the Fourth of July is to resist being defined by fear and panic." ...

The descendant of two of the most iconic civil rights advocates in American history was front and center of a discussion hosted on-Island this past week. Last Thursday the Union Chapel hosted Kenneth ...