Time has a way of sanding off the rough edges of historical memory, turning even the most convulsive, contentious lives into opportunities for national triumphalism and self-congratulation. With ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! This video offers an overview of the "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" which was published in 1845, details his early life as a slave and ...

Discover how a man born into slavery became one of the nation’s most influential leaders. Discover how a man born into slavery became one of the most influential voices for democracy in American ...

BALTIMORE — Did you know that civil rights leader Frederick Douglass spent much of his life right here in Baltimore? Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) was an American abolitionist, social reformer, ...