Mass. city was home to abolitionist who celebrated his birthday on Valentine's Day
A Massachusetts city was once home to a famous abolitionist who picked Valentine's Day to celebrate his birth. Frederick ...
In Saratoga lecture, abolitionist Frederick Douglass criticized Quaker minister who said slaves better off than free Blacks
African-American social reformer, abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass was the country's most famous Black man of the ...
Black abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet, who lived on Long Island, helped shape the country's views on slavery
A powerful orator, Garnet helped shift the landscape on the abolition of slavery from trying to convince enslavers of the ...
Remembering the great Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his ...
A new biography of abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner
Stephen Puleo’s biography offers a fresh glimpse into the Radical Republicans’ struggle against slavery and shines a light on ...
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How a Former Slave Became the Rockefeller of New York City’s Oyster Restaurants
Thomas Downing — a freeman born to formerly enslaved people in Virginia — became one of the city’s wealthiest citizens as the ...
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Celebrating Frederick Douglass: Honoring His Legacy in the Mohawk Valley This Black History Month
When you think about Black History Month, several figures likely come to mind, with Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass ...
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Abolitionist Frederick Douglass drew big crowds for this speech in Elmira: History column
Here's what Frederick Douglass said during a visit to Elmira, which drew people from everywhere within a hundred miles.
Athens native Michael Thurmond reflects on the Englishman and abolitionist who founded Georgia
Athens native Michael Thurmond shares the anti-slavery feelings of Georgia's founder, General James Oglethorpe.