Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches is a 2022 documentary movie. It features the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass. He was a prominent figure in the abolitionist movement and a voice for human ...

The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire held readings of the Frederick Douglass speech, “What to the slave is your Fourth of July?” at locations across the state just as the holiday weekend was ...

At a time when it feels like the president, Congress, and the judicial branches of government have collectively declared war on Black and brown America — actively reversing or dismantling civil rights ...

“Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches,” a documentary examining the life and work of the activist and speaker through his words, will air on HBO Wednesday Feb. 23, from 9-10 p.m. ET and PT. The film ...

In preparation for Independence Day, some of us ritualistically reread Frederick Douglass’s greatest speech, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” That speech, which Douglass delivered in ...

After Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery at the age of 20, he became one of the most famous Black men in the country. His fame also grew around his writing, words and speeches that he gave in a ...

Frederick Douglass in Five Speeches premieres on Feb. 23 on HBO Dory Jackson is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE's TV News team. Upon joining the brand in March 2021, she has had the opportunity to interview ...

You might remember a few years back when I wrote about David Blight’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom.” It’s brilliant, by the way. The definitive biography ...

WHAT IT'S ABOUT This hourlong film about 19th-century abolitionist Frederick Douglass is based on David W. Blight's Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 biography and produced by Henry Louis Gates Jr. Along ...

Readers huddled on the Boston Common Tuesday for the 15th year in a row to recite Frederick Douglass’ “What to the American slave is your Fourth of July?”, a tradition that asks onlookers to consider ...

Dean Nelson is the executive director for Human Coalition Action, a pro-life organization committed to ending the culture of death, and the chairman of the Frederick Douglass Foundation. This time of ...