Join the Greater Holyoke Council For Human Understanding to celebrate the legacy of Frederick Douglass with a community reading of one of his most famous speeches.Here is ...

Anti-slavery activist Frederick Douglass first delivered this speech on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York. It was part of ...

On the anniversary of America’s independence, the abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass made a biblical Psalm – Psalm 137 – best known for its opening line, “By the Rivers of Babylon,” a centerpiece ...

ArtsConnect hosts a community reading of Frederick Douglass' "The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro" speech.

This year’s Frederick Douglass reading, hosted by the North Shore Juneteenth Association and sponsored by Mass Humanities, ...

As we celebrate Fourth of July, Americans - especially Black Americans - have a complex relationship with the flag and our ...

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

On July 4, 2026, the United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of its founding, marked by the Continental Congress’s adoption of the Declaration of Independence.

The Frederick Douglass Airfield Observatory was revealed at the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport on Tuesday afternoon. READ MORE, https ...

A statue of Frederick Douglass made by artist Olivia Kim stands at the center of an exhibit honoring the abolitionist.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Frederick Douglass Airfield Observatory was revealed at the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport on Tuesday afternoon. The observation deck at ...

A public reading of Frederick Douglass' speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" will be presented on the Grafton Common. The event, scheduled for July 5, will also feature music and ...