Frederick Douglass stood at the podium, trembling with nervousness. Before him sat abolitionists who had travelled to the Massachusetts island of Nantucket. Only 23 years old at the time, Douglass ...

From enslavement to freedom: Douglass’s early life American orator, editor, author, abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass (1818 – 1895) edits a journal at his desk, late 1870s.

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his birthdate. We urge all Americans to consider the ideas, life and legacy of the… ...

Frederick Douglass traveled to Ireland after escaping slavery in the U.S. and there was inspired by the politics of Irish nationalist leader Daniel O’Connell.

Worcester honors its unique connection with abolitionist Frederick Douglass 03:40. WORCESTER - Worcester plans to honor the significant role that Frederick Douglass played as a speaker in the city ...

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 ...