During a life that spanned more than 75 years, American social reformer, orator, statesman and abolitionist Frederick Douglass was known for his passion, his faith and his drive to abolish slavery ...

Community members gathered at Michigan State University on Friday for a ‘transcribe-a-thon’ in honor of an early civil rights trailblazer.

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

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 ...

A Massachusetts city was once home to a famous abolitionist who picked Valentine's Day to celebrate his birth. Frederick Douglass is now forever enshrined in the New Bedford neighborhood where he once ...