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

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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 ...

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his birthdate. We urge all Americans to consider the ideas, life and legacy of the ...

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!

EASTON — The Frederick Douglass Honor Society is pleased to announce its annual community reading of Frederick Douglass’s historic address “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” at 11 a.m. on ...

Into the Allentown courtroom where abolitionist Frederick Douglass spoke to a capacity crowd 155 years ago stepped his ...