Forefront Books has partnered with the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives (FDFI) to launch a new joint publishing imprint, Frederick Douglass Books. The imprint, the organizations said, is an ...

We begin our July Fourth special broadcast with the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. On July 5, 1852, in Rochester ...

As we observe the U.S.’s 250 th birthday, I am reminded of the words of James Baldwin, who wrote that, in the true pursuit of ...

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In a lifelong battle against racist imagery, Frederick Douglass had over 160 portraits taken, which he hoped would create a public acknowledgment of his humanity. Portrait of Frederick Douglass from ...

As the nation prepares to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence, more than 60 community members gathered ...

Descendants of Frederick Douglass read excerpts from one of his most famous speeches: "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" Douglass gave this speech to a group of abolitionists 170 years ago.

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 ...

Frederick Douglass was in love with photography. During the four years of civil war, he wrote more extensively on photography than any other American, even while recognizing that his audiences were ...

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