Frederick Douglass

Several events and exhibits will mark Black History Month 2018 in New Bedford throughout the month of February.

On Thursday, the public is invited to discuss design plans for a new park planned at the site of two former historic homes in New Bedford that will recognize and celebrate some of the city's most forward-thinking residents. The park, which will be called Abolition Row Park, will celebrate the 19th-century abolitionists that lived in 19 houses in the four blocks around the park's location at the co

A centuries-old New Bedford tradition of learning through intellectual debate is being revived this Spring with the rebirth of the New Bedford Lyceum at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center. Celebrating this renaissance on April 1 at 8 pm, legendary journalist and author, Bob Woodward, will bring a wealth of experience and insight on how the power of the executive branch has morphed over the years

During this Black History Month, middle school students in New Bedford got a chance to see a historical characterization of abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Storyteller Guy Peartree has performed in museums, colleges and churches in New England...

Folks gathered at the First Unitarian Church downtown were treated to a history lesson Sunday afternoon.

A century before Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama, there was Frederick Douglass!

The New Bedford Historical Society is again remembering the contributions of abolitionist Frederick Douglass.  The Society on Wednesday hosted a communal reading at the Friends Meeting House of Douglass' fiery 1852 speech..."The Meaning of the Fourth of July to a Negro...

The New Bedford Historical Society has been honored by the White House for their work in preserving the history of the Underground Railroad in New Bedford.  The Society was designated a "Preserve America Steward" by First Lady Michelle Obama.  ...