Frederick Douglass
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Ford’s ‘Necessary Sacrifices’ Details Lincoln’s Relationship with Black Leaders
History documents the respectful relationship between abolitionist Frederick Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln, who held two significant meetings during the…
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The Lost History of Frederick Douglass and the Black Church
While the oratorical skills and written works of Frederick Douglass have long been discussed and studied, at one time he…
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Norton Celebrates 203rd Birthday of Frederick Douglass, D.C. Voting Rights Champion
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) continues to celebrate famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass' 203rd birthday.
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More Than Statues Needed to Honor Frederick Douglass
What’s missing is the kind of information that breathes life into one of the most important figures in American history.
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EDITOR’S COLUMN: The Truth, the Whole Truth — Blacks, Latinos Share an American Horror Story
For as long as I can remember, I've always been fascinated with historical narratives — not revisionist or redactions but…
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Nathan Richardson to Honor Frederick Douglass at D.C.’s Lincoln Park
After recently saving the Freedmen's Monument from threat of being "burned" by a foul-mouthed Harvard underclassman, Nathan Richardson will return…
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Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass Statues Unveiled in Md. State House
The state of Maryland will house life-size statues of two of its most influential natives on government property: Harriet Tubman…
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‘Lost History’ Forum Remembers Eastern Shore’s Sole Black Newspaper
In continued recognition of the lost Eastern Shore history of Dr. Frederick (Bailey) Douglass, a special presentation on the Rev.…
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Obamas to Produce Slate of Films for Netflix
Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama's Higher Ground Productions is producing for release on Netflix a feature…
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BAILEY: Guidance from Wise, Courageous Ancestral Warriors
If we, as people of African descent, had paid more attention to and agreed upon the guidance and advice from…
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