Historian David Blight's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography traced Frederick Douglass' path from slavery to abolitionist and inspired HBO's documentary, Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches. "Seeing and ...

Dixon line, he had achieved his escape from enslavement. But the first years of his freedom were marked by fear, isolation ...

Time has a way of sanding off the rough edges of historical memory, turning even the most convulsive, contentious lives into opportunities for national triumphalism and self-congratulation. With ...

WHAT IT'S ABOUT This hourlong film about 19th-century abolitionist Frederick Douglass is based on David W. Blight's Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 biography and produced by Henry Louis Gates Jr. Along ...

BALTIMORE — Did you know that civil rights leader Frederick Douglass spent much of his life right here in Baltimore? Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) was an American abolitionist, social reformer, ...

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Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! This video offers an overview of the "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" which was published in 1845, details his early life as a slave and ...

An escaped slave, Frederick Douglass wrote three autobiographies in his lifetime. His “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” was an eloquent retelling of his harrowing tale and made for a vital ...

Shortly before his death, abolitionist Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) was asked what course black youths should follow in the face of continuing racism in this country. He replied, "Agitate! Agitate!

Frederick Douglass is famous in history for being an abolitionist leader and visionary. Although his life and writings are often taught about, his journey to becoming the icon that he was is not often ...

A musical based upon American abolitionist hero Frederick Douglass is getting its world premiere in the nation’s capital. Arena Stage is presenting “American Prophet” now through Aug. 28. Actor ...