Frederick Douglass

A review of a book by Sean Wilentz's "No Property in Man," which argues that the document is full of anti-slavery language.

Although he was denied his House seat, Menard continued his activism with the goal of uniting people across the Western Hemisphere.

Although she’s often overshadowed by her husband, Anna made his work possible.

What are Latin American ideas about race, and how have they been formed in relation to the U.S. and vice versa?

Civil War historian David Blight reflects on America’s Disunion – then and now.

Frederick Douglas had another, lesser known, impact on Baltimore.

As a young woman, civil rights pioneer Pauli Murray discovered that the flag could be used as a symbol of defiance.

Recovering black radicalism.

On the abolitionists, Reconstruction, and winning “freedom” from the Right.

Americans have looked to the Declaration of Independence when they sought to remedy contemporary problems and create new visions for the country’s future.

There are parallels between the John Brown raid and the murder of Charlie Kirk. But only one man seized the moment to start changing the course of history.

The protection against racial gerrymandering in Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is constitutional. Just read Section 2 of the 14th Amendment.

How he used America’s past to rescue its future.

They might be surprised that the republic exists at all.

The question of what Jefferson meant by “all men” has defined American law and politics for too long.

Fara Dabhoiwala’s case against free speech.

Calls to attenuate the brutality of slavery in museum depictions is absurd when our institutions already downplay one of its most horrific features.

A sweeping new history explores facial hair as a proving ground for notions about gender, race, and rebellion.

We live in polarized times when freedom is threatened but this Juneteenth we should remind ourselves that we have overcome far worse.

Since the earliest days of the Republic, American citizenship has been contested, subject to the anti-democratic impulses of racism, suspicion, and paranoia.