If Frederick Douglass, a former slave who saw the dream of emancipation drown in Jim Crow, didn’t give up on this country, then we have no excuse.

The collapse of Reconstruction, the reassertion of state authority over civil rights, and the entrenchment of systems that ...

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A 12-year passion project that culminated in a film about abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass’ Talbot County roots will debut Saturday at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African ...

June 19 (Reuters) - American Kate Douglass broke Olympic champion Sarah Sjostrom's women's 50 metres freestyle world record ‌on Friday at a U.S. Pro Swim Series event in Indianapolis. The 24-year-old, ...

The typically calm 24-year-old surprised even herself with a stunning swim in the splash-and-dash at the TYR Pro Swim Series meet in Indianapolis. INDIANAPOLIS — Kate Douglass’s perpetually ...

Douglass Greene and Evans called out acts of the current Trump administration and Supreme Court, while discussing the lasting impact of slavery in the United States. Kevin Douglass Greene, a direct ...

Kate Douglass broke the world record in the 50m freestyle at a Tyr Pro Series meet in Indianapolis, becoming the first American woman to hold the record in the fastest event in swimming in 40 years.

The title of fastest female swimmer in history now belongs to Kate Douglass. The 24-year-old put forth a stunning performance Friday evening at USA Swimming Pro Series in Indianapolis as she took down ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Northeast Louisiana Music Trail honored the late Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick, a folk singer, educator and civil rights ...

Hunted by slavers, the abolitionist escaped briefly to Britain and Ireland. A new show at the Irish Arts Center combines his speeches with performances by local students. By Tim Teeman See more of our ...

In the cold early months of the election year 1864, the abolitionist Frederick Douglass wrote a speech called “The Mission of the War” and took it on the road, delivering it dozens of times in towns ...