Two direct descendants of prominent figures of United States history — Frederick Douglass and John Brown — met in Philadelphia for the first time at a hip hop play featuring their ancestors. Brian ...

And Douglass did so, it is worth noting, by championing the same founding principles that he celebrated in his Fourth of July ...

A mural of Frederick Douglass recently unveiled in the county where he was once enslaved is dividing the town and drawing criticism from some of his descendants.

Monroe County Executive Adam Bello said the millions of travelers who pass through the airport each year will be able to ...

Photo: Getty Images North America Over 200 years after Frederick Douglass questioned “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July ...

SUMMERS: Three years ago, NPR asked some of Frederick Douglass' descendants to read excerpts of that speech. And on this Fourth of July, we are again revisiting those words from 1852.

"Bringing this new legacy to one of our region's most visible traveled spaces will help us to honor Douglass' legacy and ...

Frederick Douglass 1852 speech both extolls principles in the Declaration of Independence (and Constitution) and condemns ...

Kenneth B. Morris, Jr., the great-great-great grandson of Frederick Douglass is coming to Martha's Vineyard for a ...

Kenneth B. Morris Jr.’s family treasures have always been American treasures. Morris, 62, is the great-great-great-grandson of abolitionist and orator, Frederick Douglass, and great-great ...

EASTON — Exactly 130 years after Frederick Douglass’ death, the Talbot County-born abolitionist and civil rights leader was honored for his lasting impact on freedom, equality and education.