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.

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

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his ...

Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal has repurposed the extremist group’s logo to signify ‘Stay Proud, Stay Black’ ...

“This trip is using lessons from the Underground Railroad to teach humanity,” says Walker, who has been leading tours for Footsteps to Freedom since it was founded 28 years ago by Cheryl and Hardy ...

A judge granted ownership of the "Proud Boys" trademarked name to a Black church the racist group in 2020 had vandalized, ...

The ruling means that the far-right group can no longer use its name, and “clears the way for the church to try to seize any ...

With February marking Black History Month, The Pitt News compiled a list of events occurring on and off campus that celebrate ...

William Nesbit, an African American man who moved to Blair County in the mid-1800s was instrumental in helping others secure ...

In reality, Woodson chose February because two prominent figures in the civil rights movement — Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass — had birthdays in the week he chose. Whitehead also ...