And Douglass did so, it is worth noting, by championing the same founding principles that he celebrated in his Fourth of July oration. In this way, as in many others, Douglass set an example for all ...

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

News Release 17-Jun-2024 Frederick Douglass’ relationship with audiences illustrates ‘outsized impact’ of public speaking in politics, scholar says Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Kansas ...

A bust of the famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass was unveiled in the Massachusetts Senate Chamber. It is the first bust to be added there in more than 125 years.

Kevin Douglass Greene, great-great grandson of abolitionist, author and social reformer Frederick Douglass, speaking at School of the Future on Thursday, Feb. 15. (Patriciah Hawkins) From Philly and ...

In mid-19th-century America, when public speaking was a form of mass entertainment, Frederick Douglass was a rock star. Standing-room-only crowds greeted him in the US and in Europe. People wept ...

Frederick Douglass made his first visit to Syracuse on July 30, 1843. Just short of five years since he escaped his enslavement in Baltimore, Maryland, Douglass was a rising star in the burgeoning ...

It was on July 5, 1852, that Frederick Douglass addressed the Ladies’ Antislavery Society in Rochester, N.Y., and delivered what is often described as the greatest abolitionist speech in US ...

A new exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery examines how Frederick Douglass carefully crafted his image with speeches, writing and photographs.

Frederick Douglass visited Ireland when he needed safe harbor. He spent time in Cork, where he gave a speech against slavery. Before leaving, Douglass noted that he spent "some of the happiest ...

Frederick Douglass becomes 1st Black person to get permanent bust at Massachussets statehouse Douglass' bust was the first added in 125 years.