Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist, social reformer, orator, writer and statesman who successfully escaped slavery in 1838. He became a powerful and prominent figure in the abolitionist ...
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Saturday, July 5, ArtsConnect Topeka hosted an event speaking to the conflicted feelings some have around the Fourth of July. The event, hosted at the Brown V. Board of Education ...
The Greenwich Historical Society is celebrating Black History Month with a series of events that honor efforts in the service of a more just society. This past week’s Feb. 14 event, held in ...
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, ...
Discover how a man born into slavery became one of the nation’s most influential leaders. Discover how a man born into slavery became one of the most influential voices for democracy in American ...