AUBURN — A documentary on a famed abolitionist with ties to upstate New York was shown in Auburn Saturday. "Becoming Frederick Douglass," which centers on the iconic speaker, author, abolitionist and ...

He was a Maryland slave who taught himself to read and write, then escaped to New York disguised as a sailor. At just 20 years old, young Frederick Douglass took his first steps to becoming one of the ...

When Shawn Dunwoody was 15, he didn't see Black men painting in his neighborhood. The absence fueled his art career. Now he is the inspiration. "I used to be a gallery artist," Dunwoody said. "Then I ...

MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) -- In celebration of Juneteenth, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) is honoring civil rights leader, Frederick Douglass, with a stunning, immersive exhibit. The exhibit is ...

From escaped slave to worldwide advocate of abolition and social justice, Frederick Douglass's larger-than-life presence spanned the 19th century. As a young man, Douglass fled his Maryland plantation ...

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his birthdate. We urge all Americans to consider the ideas, life and legacy of the ...

Frederick Douglass was born into slavery, so he never knew the exact date of his birth, only that it occurred sometime in February 1818. This means that Douglass was only thirty-four years old when he ...