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In Minnesota, ICE isn't the problem. It's our shared lack of humanity
28 Jan 2026 11:20 GMT
… concedes nothing without a demand,” Frederick Douglass said in 1857. “It never … they oppress.”
The formerly enslaved abolitionist was speaking before a group …
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State Sen. Mike Simmons to kick off Black History Month with speech at Morton Grove museum
28 Jan 2026 04:41 GMT
… , singer Nina Simone, civil rights icon Rosa Parks and abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
Admission is free …
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The cowardice of the Trump administration’s attacks on history
28 Jan 2026 03:16 GMT
… to a head during the civil rights movement of the 1960s, when … it, like Denmark Vesey and Frederick Douglass.
Today, outside the darkest corners …
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Black Swan: Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, America’s First Black Musical Concert Star
28 Jan 2026 02:15 GMT
… Philadelphia and raised by an abolitionist.
Largely self-taught as a … Chicago
In a letter to Frederick Douglass, Martin R. Delany, a physician … taken in by a northern abolitionist, Miss Ophelia. Despite her best …
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GUIDE: Northeast Ohio events celebrating Black History Month in 2026
27 Jan 2026 23:54 GMT
… for all
The national annual Frederick Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon harnesses … about how Harriet Tubman met abolitionist John Brown and how their …
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Why is Black History Month in February? 2026 Centennial Facts & Origins
27 Jan 2026 18:39 GMT
… the Emancipation Proclamation. Frederick Douglass (February 14): The legendary abolitionist and orator who …
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Black History Month 2026: Great Events in NYC, Long Island, and Westchester
27 Jan 2026 14:16 GMT
… ’s significant history to the abolitionist movement in the United States … – 4 pm
All ages
Free
Frederick Douglass chose to celebrate his birthday … spirit of Josephine Baker—artist, activist, and icon of liberation.
Long …
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A $1 coin with Trump’s face? Inside the currency controversy
27 Jan 2026 11:17 GMT
… national heroes from the abolitionist, suffragette and civil rights eras have been … commemorative quarters honoring abolitionists, civil rights figures and suffragettes.
In … Biden administration. One featured Frederick Douglass in honor of abolition; one …
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General Strike Can Stop Constitutional Traitors
26 Jan 2026 16:11 GMT
… is a cornerstone of American civil rights, defining citizenship (birthright citizenship), guaranteeing … power of the general strike.
Frederick Douglass was correct when he said …
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Keeper of the stories Retiring Museum of Worcester chief Wallace reflects on career
25 Jan 2026 17:16 GMT
… , microfilm,” Wallace said. “Reading about (abolitionist) John Brown coming to Worcester … history books...You talk about (Frederick) Douglass. ‘Did you know that Douglass … and Thomas Wentworth Higginson and Frederick Douglass, who’s coming in and …