The life of an African-American former slave who toured Britain to campaign for abolition is being celebrated across Bristol. Frederick Douglass was born 200 years ago and managed to escape from ...

In 1833, Frederick Douglass was sent to a slave breaker to be beaten back into submission. After six months of beatings, Douglass fought back. "I was nothing before. I was a man now." ...

Born into slavery on Maryland's extern shore in 1818, Frederick ... Douglass questioned Garrison’s philosophies -- particularly his commitment to nonviolence and his insistence that ...

Frederick Douglass, a former slave, was a leading member of the abolitionist movement and is regarded as one of the most influential people in the 19th Century. Newcastle University researcher Dr ...

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - An American Slave Written by Himself. Ms. Davis explored the abolitionist's intellectual life and recalled the several other editions of Douglass' memoir.

Douglass himself took exception to this view. The Quakers were the first religious group to ally themselves to the abolitionist cause, and played a role in securing the freedom of Frederick Douglass.

Frederick Douglass was one of the leaders of the abolitionist movement in America. He fought against slavery and for women’s rights, and was the first African-American citizen appointed to high ...

The UK-produced film is based on Douglass’ first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American ...

Fresh from releasing his book Frederick Douglass ... He came to share what Douglass, former slave and fervent abolitionist, had gone through in his journey from slavery to freedom.

The 1875 town house where civil rights pioneer Frederick Douglass married his second ... best known for his leadership in the abolitionist movement and his fight for equality.