Frederick Douglass

Harriet Tubman statue Philadelphia

Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass highlighted in new PBS documentaries

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What we did on our summer vacations: The history of Highland Beach

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Frederick Douglass (1818 - 1895), 1850s.

It’s time to put Frederick Douglass’ face on U.S. dollar, Henry Louis Gates Jr. says

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House Oversight Committee Holds Hearing On Accessing Election Audit In Arizona

Eleanor Holmes Norton, Cory Booker seek Congressional Gold Medals for Black Civil War soldiers

About 200,000 Black Americans who served as Union troops and aids during the U.S. Civil War will receive Congressional Gold Medals honoring
/ February 6, 2022

Apple TV+ debuts ‘Lincoln’s Dilemma’ trailer

Apple TV+ just dropped the trailer for their new four-part documentary series, Lincoln’s Dilemma, and theGrio has an exclusive first
/ February 3, 2022
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Time to reexamine Frederick Douglass’ ‘What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?’

On this Fourth of July, a day of independence for some but not for Black people, there is no better
/ July 4, 2021
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F**k Fourth of July: The only independence day I recognize is Juneteenth

F**k the Fourth of July. In a world where we officially recognize Juneteenth, that great new holiday sits on the
/ July 3, 2021

Constitutional scholars say D.C. can become state without congressional amendment

A group of dozens of congressional scholars sent a letter to the U.S. Congress imploring and advising them to use
/ May 26, 2021

How American racism changed the map of Africa

American anti-Blackness is so pervasive that its impacts have devastated communities at home and abroad. The U.S. establishment of the
/ July 28, 2020

Frederick Douglass statue torn down in New York

A statue of abolitionist, Frederick Douglass, was vandalized in Rochester, New York on Sunday. The statue was taken down from
/ July 6, 2020