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 ...

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

David Blight's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography traced Douglass' path from slavery to abolitionist and inspired HBO's documentary, Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches. Originally broadcast in 2018.

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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11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. In recognition of Black History Month, The Heritage Foundation and The Douglass Leadership Institute are looking back at the life and legacy of one of the most renowned Black ...

NEW YORK (AP) — David W. Blight's biography of Frederick Douglass and Sarah Smarsh's "Heartland" are among the nominees for awards celebrating nonfiction books of social consciousness and literary ...

Frederick Douglass was one of the greatest Americans who ever lived. This man began life as an illiterate slave -- nearly all slave owners prevented slaves from learning to read -- and rose from ...

“No Cowards in Our Band,” as it will be performed June 19 at the Tucker Missionary Baptist Church, is all about connections. The musical drama is, first and most importantly, a connection to the words ...

Frederick Douglass knew what to do when faced with Jim Crow. By Jamelle Bouie Sonia Sotomayor helped protect the country from Donald Trump, and she did it in an unexpected way. By David French Taken ...

The National Portrait Gallery might seem an unusual venue for an exhibition about Frederick Douglass, particularly since what we see in portraits—the shade of his skin, his shock of hair, his fierce, ...