The United States is marking 250 years with a fresh set of circulating coins, but the designs are already sparking debate ...

That’s because the U.S. Mint’s new Mayflower Compact Quarter, featuring “two Pilgrims embracing as they behold the New World, ...

The commemorative coins minted to mark America’s 250th anniversary have officially begun circulating—but large swaths of the nation’s history failed to make the cut. What remains is a narrow vision of ...

He puts on his frock coat, straightens the gold chain of the pocket watch tucked into his suit vest and morphs into character, becoming a living embodiment of the American abolitionist Frederick ...

Every morning, before students walk through the doors of Frederick A. Douglass High School, assistant principal JaMarcus Welch leads staff through a recital of the “Bobcat identity.” “Bobcats are the ...

Over three years, the U.S. Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee sifted through hundreds of ideas for commemorative coins to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. The group settled on ...

Rochester fans of Frederick Douglass might have been rooting for him to be on the new quarter — as was planned by the U.S. Treasury, but the Trump administration has changed plans. The ...

Into the Allentown courtroom where abolitionist Frederick Douglass spoke to a capacity crowd 155 years ago stepped his contemporary doppelganger, a scholar and reenactor named Darius Wallace who ...

Frederick Douglass re-enactor Darius Wallace on Saturday delivered a speech at the Historic Lehigh County Courthouse, where the real Douglass spoke in 1870. See photos below. Scholar and historical re ...

Douglass rebuilt after losing its front line, entered 14-15 and won its district. Senior setter Olivia Orr earned MVP, delivered a one-armed dig and controlled tempo. As district champion Douglass ...

HUDSON, Ohio — Nearly two centuries after abolitionist Frederick Douglass delivered his only college commencement, a new generation of students at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson are bringing that ...