The 4th of July is a federal holiday in the United States that commemorates the Continental Congress’s signing of the ...

Charles Sumner is best known as the statesman caned within an inch of his life on the Senate floor for speaking against the expansion of slavery.  Sumner counted among his friends Ralph Waldo Emerson, ...

Frederick Douglass was one of the great American anti-slavery leaders of the 1800s. Born a slave in Maryland, he quickly learned that God had a much bigger plan for him. ... In later years he became a ...

As a Massachusetts senator during the years leading up to the Civil War, Sumner was a passionate and committed abolitionist.

Some on the “Juneteenth Jubilee and Freedom Walk,” which retraced the steps of enslaved people seeking freedom, say they ...

The town is actively seeking readers to participate in the “Reading Frederick Douglass Together” event on July 2 from 5-7 p.m ...

On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger declared at Galveston, Texas, that "all slaves are free" by virtue of Lincoln's edict dated Jan. 1, 1863. It took more than two years to make the promise of ...

Lincoln Collection; Top. American Libraries; Canadian Libraries; Universal Library; Project Gutenberg; Children's Library; Biodiversity Heritage Library; ... Life and times of Frederick Douglass, ...

More than 100 relics connected to President Abraham Lincoln brought in $7.9 million, auctioneers said. The proceeds will help a presidential foundation repay a loan. By Neil Vigdor The ...

Frederick Douglass Unity Day is a celebration with not only food and music, but helps to preserve the legacy of this important historical figure, we'll share the details.

The Nathan and Polly Johnson home – run by the New Bedford Historical Society – is the first home where Frederick Douglass lived as a free man. The historical society offers tours of the home.

First publication of Douglass' famous speech.ORATION, DELIVERED IN CORINTHIAN HALL, ROCHESTER, BY FREDERICK DOUGLASS, JULY 5TH, 1852.Published by... Skip to main content Ask the publishers to restore ...