"Abraham Lincoln is a writer. Frederick Douglass is a writer. Elizabeth Keckley, who was a seamstress and friend to Lincoln and friend to Mary Todd, wrote her own autobiography. William Slade ...

Is Lincoln a good idea for a musical ... “Most people know the CliffsNotes version of Frederick Douglass, and I didn’t even know the full depth of his impact until really diving into this ...

Fueling Lincoln’s radical shift is the fiery and brilliant abolitionist Frederick Douglass and the actors who portray these famous historic figures are both superb in their roles. Ivan Hernandez ...

[Morris] Lincoln was a politician, so he was truly on the fence, and it would take somebody like Frederick Douglass, who I think Lincoln had great respect for, to say "Mr. President, we can't wait." ...

“My name is Frederick Douglass, and let it be known, here I am.” Quentin Earl Darrington with cast members in La Jolla Playhouse’s world-premiere musical 3 Summers of Lincoln; photo by Rich ...

But that’s not the man they will meet in “3 Summers of Lincoln,” the world premiere musical now in rehearsals at La Jolla Playhouse. Quentin Earl Darrington as Frederick Douglass ...

But if you read his “Life and Times of Frederick Douglass,” you will discover a man who—with regard to race, the Constitution, Abraham Lincoln, and related matters—has virtually nothing in ...

Among the Black figures who changed history in America, Frederick Douglass emerged as a beacon of defiance and intellect. It’s […] ...

Frederick Douglass would continue his active involvement to better the lives of African Americans. He conferred with Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War and recruited northern blacks for the ...