Frederick Douglass

Slaveowners’ flag burned in Baltimore

This July 4, while millions were preparing for fireworks and celebrations, the Baltimore People’s Power Assembly held a rally to…

July 7, 2015

‘Hideous and revolting’: Frederick Douglass on U.S. slavery

The following excerpts are from the powerful speech entitled “What to the slave is 4th of July,” made by Frederick…

July 2, 2013

The Lessons of Temple U.

Taken from a April 18, 2013, column at prisonradio.org. The incipient, yet growing protests at Philadelphia’s Temple University around the…

May 9, 2013