Duke Ellington’s birth certificate, Frederick Douglass’s will, and other documents in the DC archives are in a building that ...

At Fort Ligonier on Friday, excitement was in the air as it unveiled a new exhibit and talked about the ongoing archaeological work surrounding what is called George Washington's "friendly fire ...

Anti-slavery activist Frederick Douglass first delivered this speech on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York. It was part of ...

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest" is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a new 4K restoration and a theatrical re-release on ...

Douglass (whose real name was Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey) was born of a slave mother and a white father, unknown, on a plantation at Tuckahoe, Md., in 1817, and the story of his ...

Athletic directors in Prince George's sue the school district, claiming they were underpaid for stepping into the classroom during a teacher shortage.

Presidents Day is still George Washington’s birthday. It is also a symptom of a veneration of the imperial presidency that is un-republican and would have horrified the Founding Fathers.

Mr. DOUGLASS spoke of the violations of free speech in the South, quoting the opinions of WASHINGTON, JEFFERSON, MADISON, FRANKLIN, and the fathers of '87, in opposition to Slavery, showing that ...

In a rare pro-Democrat cartoon from the Civil War era, presidential aspirant George B. McClellan, center, is portrayed as the intermediary between Abraham Lincoln and Confederate President ...

The Douglass bust is the first to be added to the Senate chamber’s permanent collection since 1898. It now sits in an alcove in the chamber, near a space adorned with his quote, “Truth, justice, ...

Maryland Congressman Glen Ivey introduced a bill on Feb. 14 that would award abolitionist Frederick Douglass with a Congressional Gold Medal.

Is it George Washington’s holiday or do we celebrate all 45 of the presidents? “Washington Before Yorktown,” by Rembrandt Peale, depicts the future president before the Battle of Yorktown ...