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 ...

President Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass will speak at 5:30 p.m. Friday in a Juneteenth National Independence Day ...

President Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass will speak at 5:30 p.m. Friday in a Juneteenth National Independence Day program at Marietta College. Living Historian Michael Crutcher will bring ...

Alfred J. Anderson played a monumental role in local and state efforts supporting the abolition of slavery on a national ...

The opera, written by composer Ulysses Kay with librettist Donald Dorr, depicts a very specific slice of Douglass’s life.

There are ideas aplenty in Roger Q. Mason and Lovell Holder’s 'Lavender Men,' but much of it gets bogged down in an overly ...

Say hello to holographic Frederick Douglass. Image: Steph Solis/Axios Bostonians have a chance to see Frederick Douglass up close and ask him questions for the first time in more than a century.

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 ...

Fallen servicemembers honored at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery for Memorial Day 01:59. At a ceremony at the cemetery, a speaker reminded those gathered that freedom isn't free.

Beginning with his 1845 autobiography "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave," Frederick Douglass provided fuel for the abolitionist movement. In 1854, the civil rights leader ...

The residence of FREDERICK DOUGLASS on South avenue, just inside of the city line, was destroyed by fire last night. Shortly before midnight, Mrs. N. SPRAGUE, Mr. DOUGLASS' daughter, was awakened ...