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2 days ago · We begin our July Fourth special broadcast with the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. On July 5, 1852, in ...
3 days ago · Between the lines: Some reading Douglass' address said they felt ashamed of being American in 2024, at a time when people of color and LGBTQ+ communities remain under attack. The reading came hours before the debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
2 days ago · Even Trump himself has invested ... whitewashing nationalism of the right and the clear-eyed liberal patriotism of our greatest social leaders—from Frederick Douglass and Elizabeth Cady Stanton ...
2 days ago · That is the day Frederick Douglass asked a simple question — “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? ... Black leaders explain why Supreme Court granting Trump immunity is dangerous.
Jun 27, 2024 · Frederick Douglass. It’s hard to believe that it was more than seven years ago when then-President Trump hailed the famed 19th century abolitionist as “an example of somebody who’s done an ...
3 days ago · Between former President Donald Trump and Hunter Biden's felony convictions to President Joe Biden's puzzling ... "The best way to celebrate the holiday is the same way Frederick Douglass did ...
1 day ago · Engraving by J.C. Buttre. On July 5, 1852, abolitionist, writer, and orator Frederick Douglass, who spent his hard early years in slavery before his escape, delivered a speech before the Rochester ...
