Walters, senior pro bono counsel at global law firm Reed Smith, last night received the 2024 Frederick Douglass Human Rights Award, the most prestigious honor bestowed annually by the Atlanta-based Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR). Walters was honored at the organization’s 28th annual ...
Frederick Douglass (1817-1895), born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, was an African American ex slave, abolitionist, civil rights leader, and orator of the mid 19th century. After escaping slavery to freedom in the North, Douglass published a number of autobiographies about his life enslaved...
Douglass, who had risen to international fame after the 1845 publication of his first autobiography,Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, saw the Civil War as the “golden moment” for African American men to join all races of men to “assert their claim to freedom...
Jackson Jr., the winner of `The Crisis' magazine's `Greatest Civil Rights Leader Who Ever Lived' essay contest sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Love for writing and public speaking; Prize; Guidelines for the contest; Educational background; ...
The inspiring story of Frederick Douglass's rise from slavery to prominence as an early abolitionist and civil rights champion is featured in this volume of the Young Patriots series. Focusing on Douglass's early years, this profile details his difficult upbringing as a slave on a Maryland ...
While the story of the civil rights was one filled with so much strife for African Americans, the walking tour focused on the positive experiences and achievements Frederick Douglass had despite the restrictions of the time. "You know, history has always been contested ground. The...
Today , Douglass is often called the fatherof the civil rights movement . He changed the way the country thought about slavery and race. He left behind words to continue to inspire Americans including this motto : " Right is of no sex ...
Frederick Douglass During theCivil WarDouglass, aRadical Republican, tried to persuade PresidentAbraham Lincolnthat former slaves should be allowed to join theUnion Army. After the war Douglass campaigned for fullcivil rightsfor former slaves and was a strong supporter ofwomen's suffrage. ...
1883The U.S. Supreme Court rules the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional. 1884January 24 Douglass marries Helen Pitts, a white woman who had been his secretary when he was recorder of deeds. The interracial marriage causes controversy among the Douglasses' friends, family, and the public...
A civil rights complaint was filed by a group of Reservoir Hill residents to the U.S. Department of Transportation that alleges Amtrak's proposed Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program will disproportionately impact Baltimore's Black and low-income