In 2007, Morris and his mother founded the Frederick Douglass ... says multi-great grandson of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington appeared first on TheGrio.

A Massachusetts city was once home to a famous abolitionist who picked Valentine's Day to celebrate his birth. Frederick Douglass is now forever enshrined in the New Bedford neighborhood where he once ...

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his ...

Kenneth Morris is the great-great-great-grandson of the heralded abolitionist and helped compile an illustrated biography of his ancestor. (Credit: Drew Gardner) Explore Subscribe Newsletters ...

under his new name, Frederick Douglass. Always striving to educate himself, Douglass continued his reading. He joined various organizations in New Bedford, including a black church. He attended ...

Douglass’s great-great-great-grandson ... He said: "I’ve seen the way his life and legacy impacts on people. People are still interested in Frederick Douglass, in what he has to say to ...

February is not only Black History Month. It’s also the birthday of famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass, and his Eastern ...