UB’s Rare Books Collection has acquired a first edition of Frederick Douglass’ “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave,” one of the most significant works in American literary ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
Los Angeles-based author Sidney Morrison is touring nationally to support the release of his new book: "Frederick Douglass: A Novel." He will be visiting Davis on Wednesday, Aug. 7, presenting at the ...
Frederick Douglass wrote that teaching a man how to read makes him forever unfit for slavery. As civil war loomed, he aligned first with the Liberty Party, then threw weight behind the Republicans, ...
Introduction -- "A true mother's heart" -- Anna Murray, Mrs. Frederick Douglass, 1810-1848 -- "The cause of the slave has been peculiarly woman's cause," 1841-1847 -- "The pecuniary burdens," ...
I didn’t know what to expect from author Sidney Morrison’s appearance last month at the Main Library. Fresh from releasing his book Frederick Douglass, Morrison was in town for “Writers Unplugged,” an ...
When Frederick Douglass went to Pendleton, Ind., in 1843 to share his abolitionist message, a mob attacked him, tore down the platform where he stood and left him with a broken hand. The next day, ...