In the years leading up to the Civil War, Frederick Douglass was the most powerful speaker and writer of the abolitionist movement. Douglass was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland.

The program is open for kids ages 8-14 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 5-8 p.m. at the Frederick Douglass Community Association in central Toledo. It's free of charge. McCallum ...

To learn more about one of the region's most famous former slaves, visit the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in the district's Anacostia neighborhood. At this historical site ...

A statue of the 19th Century US black activist Frederick Douglass has been toppled in New York state. It appears to have been vandalised on 5 July - the anniversary of a famous speech the former ...

A life-size bronze statue of the black American anti-slavery activist Frederick Douglass has been unveiled in Belfast city centre. Mr Douglass, a former slave, was a leading member of the ...

Frederick Douglass stood at the podium, trembling with nervousness. Before him sat abolitionists who had travelled to the Massachusetts island of Nantucket. Only 23 years old at the time ...

National Museum of African American History and Culture Broadside for "Men of Color" Recruitment National Museum of African American History and Culture Illustrated portrait of Frederick Douglass ...