The way Frederick Douglass found out the year and month of his birth was by finding a ledger of his ... A trip that Douglass took to Mount Vernon was especially memorable to his second wife.

BURIAL OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS; LAID BESIDE HIS FIRST WIFE'S GRAVE IN ROCHESTER. ... The train which brought the body of Frederick Douglass and the escort from Washington arrived at 9:40 this morning.

In death, Susan B. Anthony and Fredrick Douglass share a cemetery. In life, they both lived in Rochester, NY, for many years. Susan B. Anthony's former home now serves as a museum telling her life ...

In newly formed Black congregations, the famous abolitionist and others were able to live out their faith—and affirm their ...

Just in terms of his fame and popularity, Douglass was like the LeBron James of his day,” he says. Douglass’s significance “is in a combination of the popularity, the accuracy and detail of a ...

Other states have recognized Douglass. In 2020, Chicago renamed a sprawling park on the city's West Side after Douglass and his wife, Anna Murray-Douglass.

Frederick Douglass is famous in history for being an abolitionist leader and visionary. Although his life and writings are often taught about, his journey to becoming the icon that he was is not ...

In 2020, Chicago renamed a sprawling park on the city’s West Side after Douglass and his wife, Anna Murray-Douglass. Earlier that year, county lawmakers voted to rename the airport in Rochester ...

The life of Frederick Douglass takes center stage in “American Prophet: Frederick Douglass In His Own Words,” a new musical about the abolitionist that will premiere August 15 at Arena Stage.