NEW YORK -- Historical statues were found vandalized over the weekend in both Connecticut and New York. In Waterbury, Connecticut, a statue of the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus was discovered ...

City leaders and people of the community join together for the unveiling of a new observatory at the airport. A new space has been unveiled at the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International ...

MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) -- In celebration of Juneteenth, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) is honoring civil rights leader, Frederick Douglass, with a stunning, immersive exhibit. The exhibit is ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The community now has a space where they can watch planes take off and land and learn about the legacy of Frederick Douglass. Public officials dropped the curtain behind the ...

A statue of Frederick Douglass in Rochester, New York was ripped from its base on Sunday, July 5, the anniversary of a historic speech that the abolitionist delivered in the city in 1852. In his ...

STATEN ISLAND, NY-- Oakwood’s Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, the only African American cemetery in New York City, is set to receive ongoing support through the New York City Landmarks Preservation ...

Most Rochesterians know that Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass have strong ties to the area and have had a lasting impact on history. A recent nationwide poll included them among America’s most ...

Its new landmark status will ensure the burial ground receives receives protections and resources for future generations. A Black burial ground in Staten Island, New York, named in honor of Frederick ...

ROCHESTER, New York (WABC) -- A Rochester statue of a famous abolitionist and civil rights advocate was reinstalled thanks in large part to a pair of unique volunteers. When Charles Milks and John ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Several dozen gathered in Oakwood Sunday afternoon to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, the one-year anniversary of the cemetery’s designation ...

On Sept. 3, 1838, abolitionist, journalist, author, and human rights advocate Frederick Douglass made his dramatic escape from slavery — traveling north by train and boat — from Baltimore, through ...