great grandson of legendary 19th century abolitionist Frederick Douglass, is in Philadelphia to teach kids about the importance of literacy and education. Douglass used words to fight for black ...

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 ...

and it autocorrects to the word “abolitionist” and sends them back to 1852 and a bobble-headed cartoon version of Frederick Douglass. After the kids compliment Douglass on his “cool hair ...

Born enslaved, Douglass forged a life that defied every limit. Today’s generations relish the many facts about Frederick Douglass that make him such an overarching presence in American history.

In 1852 Frederick Douglass delivered ... Reflecting on the demand for patriotism, Douglass said “As a people, Americans are remarkably familiar with all facts which make in their own favor.

In his third autobiography, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, while reflecting on ... nations “are taught less by theories than by facts and events.” The hope energizing this 1866 essay ...

In this lesson, students will read excerpts from Pearson’s speech and Frederick Douglass’s famous speech, “What To The Slave is the Fourth of July?” in order to compare, contrast and form ...