It’s been more than 200 years since Frederick Douglass was born into slavery, but his impact on our country and here in Philadelphia has not been forgotten. Douglass, an author, orator and ...

Frederick Douglass wrote that teaching a man how to read makes him forever unfit for slavery. As civil war loomed, he aligned first with the Liberty Party, then threw weight behind the Republicans, ...

The 11th floor of the Thompson Library was filled with conversation about Frederick Douglass, free speech and the constitution on Monday. Lucas Morel, who has a Ph.D. in political science and is a ...

circa 1879: American journalist, author, former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass (circa 1818 - 1895). The battle over birthright citizenship rages on. On Sept. 26, the Trump Administration ...

At a time when it feels like the president, Congress, and the judicial branches of government have collectively declared war on Black and brown America — actively reversing or dismantling civil rights ...

Kevin Douglass Greene, great-great grandson of abolitionist, author and social reformer Frederick Douglass, speaking at School of the Future on Thursday, Feb. 15. (Patriciah Hawkins) From Philly and ...