Monroe County Executive Adam Bello said the millions of travelers who pass through the airport each year will be able to pause and reflect on Douglass' life and work.

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

The life and times of Frederick Douglass : from 1817-1882 by Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 Publication date 1882 Topics Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895, Antislavery movements, Slavery -- Maryland ...

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. After escaping slavery he ...

The negro can go into the circus, the theater, the cars … but cannot go into an Evangelical Christian meeting,” an elderly Frederick Douglass exclaimed in 1885 to a crowd in the nation’s capital.” ...

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

The Stowe Center in Hartford is filled with centuries-old history and this Saturday you can explore inside during a tour ...

Navy Midshipmens men's basketball coach Jon Perry announced that next year’s new team captain will be Mike Woods.

Frederick is weighing issues of infrastructure, schools, land use and smart growth as it considers whether to annex a property into the northern part of the city.

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.

Riot Fest agreed to pay the permit fee that’s either $575,000 for the first year, with a $15,000 increase annually, or a portion of the ticket revenue, whichever is greater. The park district ...