Frederick Douglass was an Eastern Shore native, abolitionist leader, social reformer, and one of the most important leaders of the movement for African American civil rights in the 19th century.

When you think about Black History Month, several figures likely come to mind, with Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass ...

Today marks the 207th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass, one of the greatest Americans to ever live. After he ...

Sam Bradley, executive director of the Pan African History Museum USA, recites Frederick Douglass' famed Fourth of July ...

TOWSON — Frederick Douglass never knew his actual birthday, but decided to celebrate it on Valentine's Day. That's why Feb.14 ...

The effort to name the House Press Gallery after abolitionist Frederick Douglass is getting a push forward as Rep. Byron ...

Benjamin Quarles, a celebrated historian at Morgan State University, faced an uphill battle to chronicle the Black experience ...

There are many influential African Americans in US History. Many have stood up against slavery, segregation and racial legacy ...

Last year, I was reading The State of Black America. This year, it’s W.S. McFeely’s biography of Frederick Douglass. But ...

On Friday evening, June 10, 1856, Frederick Douglass, the former slave, abolitionist, author and orator, addressed the ...

Consider visiting some of these sites to mark Black History Month or keep them in mind to travel to when the weather is ...

Stephen Puleo’s biography offers a fresh glimpse into the Radical Republicans’ struggle against slavery and shines a light on ...