The Stowe Center in Hartford is filled with centuries-old history and this Saturday you can explore inside during a tour ...

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The town is actively seeking readers to participate in the “Reading Frederick Douglass Together” event on July 2 from 5-7 p.m ...

While the 4th of July marked the independence of some during the early stages of the country's history, many were excluded ...

On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger declared at Galveston, Texas, that "all slaves are free" by virtue of Lincoln's edict dated Jan. 1, 1863. It took more than two years to make the promise of ...

In newly formed Black congregations, the famous abolitionist and others were able to live out their faith—and affirm their ...

Juneteenth became a time for both reflection and celebration, blending solemn remembrance with joyous expressions of culture ...

Frederick Douglass Unity Day is a celebration with not only food and music, but helps to preserve the legacy of this ...

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Charles Edward Griffin Sr., a retired postal worker and arts patron, died of a blood disorder May 30 at Gilchrist Care. The Coldspring Newtown resident was 94. Born in and raised on Druid Hill Avenue ...

The Nathan and Polly Johnson house was an underground railroad site and the first home to Frederick Douglass as a freed man ...

Declining school enrollment has left 30% of Chicago public schools at least half-empty. The city’s failure to address this ...