Born into slavery in Maryland, Frederick Douglass went on to become a writer, orator, statesman and key leader in the abolitionist movement. After his escape to freedom as an adult, Douglass in ...

Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery in Maryland in 1838 then forged a storied career as his era’s pre-eminent champion of emancipation and civil rights. In his long campaign against racial ...

We begin our July Fourth special broadcast with the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass ...

Officials of the Gilder Lehrman Institute presented the Frederick Douglass Book Prize for the best book of the year on the history of slavery. This year's winner, David Blight, is the author of ...

On the anniversary of America’s independence, the abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass made a biblical Psalm – Psalm 137 – best known for its opening line, “By the Rivers of Babylon,” a centerpiece ...

Black History Month always inspires references to Frederick Douglass, but this year, the celebration got off to a strange start with some stilted praise from President Trump. Tuesday, the ...

By 1847, Frederick Douglass was celebrated around the world, ... The Book Review Podcast: Each week, top authors and critics talk about the latest news in the literary world.

Each year, Yale’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition awards the Frederick Douglass Book Prize. The award, which comes with a $25,000 prize, is given to the best ...

Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery in Maryland in 1838, then forged a storied career as his era's pre-eminent champion of emancipation and civil rights. In his long campaign against racial ...