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, ...

WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump, at a breakfast with African-American supporters marking the start of African-American History Month, described famed 19th century abolitionist Frederick Douglass as "an ...

Frederick Douglass was one of the greatest Americans who ever lived. This man began life as an illiterate slave -- nearly all slave owners prevented slaves from learning to read -- and rose from ...

BOSTON ― His words rang through the Massachusetts Senate chamber in 1894 and then graced one of its walls, where they were etched permanently in place and in memory. On Wednesday, lawmakers installed ...

The show, which opened the weekend of Juneteenth, centers on Douglass’s obsession with photography. Often called the most photographed American of the 19th century, Douglass had an acute understanding ...

Taken together, two new books tell the century-long story of the revolutionary ideals that transformed the United States, and the counterrevolutionaries who fought them. By S. C. Gwynne On a snowy ...

For two years in a row, during the month of February, I’ve had dreams about Frederick Douglass. Last year, the reason was clear. My family knows I love ― like, really love ― February, because it is ...

He became the great black leader of his day, honored by multiple American presidents who frequently sought his counsel. If you read his autobiography, "Life and Times of Frederick Douglass," you will ...

Sonia Sotomayor helped protect the country from Donald Trump, and she did it in an unexpected way. By David French Taken together, two new books tell the century-long story of the revolutionary ideals ...