Frederick Douglass
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By the way, July 2, 2026
A new community radio station serving the 5-Town Area will begin its first scheduled broadcasts on July 4.
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Reading Frederick Douglass at Rokeby in Ferrisburgh
Celebrate Independence Day with a reading of Frederick Douglass’ speech “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?” by François Clemmons.
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Frederick Douglass tribute is unveiled
A small group of Middlebury College and town officials gathered at Court Square on Friday, Sept. 22, to unveil a plaque commemorating human rights pioneer Frederick Douglass’s visit…
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Letter to the editor: Ferrisburgh also hosted Douglass
Frederick Douglass spoke in the Ferrisburgh Meeting Hall just days after he spoke in Middlebury and to a far more friendly audience.
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Letter to the editor: College could add an honoree
In their commemoration of Stephen Douglass and Alexander Twilight, Middlebury College might also honor Martin Freeman.
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Letter to the editor: College students were the cuprits
I have to take a little issue with Professor Hart’s characterization of how Frederick Douglass was received in Middlebury.
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Town to honor Black leaders from the 1800s
Not enough people know that famed abolitionist, orator, journalist and founder of the U.S. Civil Rights movement Frederick Douglass brought his anti-slavery message to Middlebury during the summer…
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Two Ferrisburgh historic sites honor Frederick Douglas
On July 5, Rokeby Museum and the Friends of Union Meeting Hall are hosting two family-friendly events that honor the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass.
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‘The Agitators’ take the stage in Middlebury
The play, written by Mat Smart, profiles the 45-year friendship of suffragette Susan B. Anthony and escaped slave turned civil rights leader Frederick Douglass.
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Victor Nuovo: Frederick Douglass, the experience of slavery
Editor’s note: This is the 45th in a series of essays on the history and meaning of the American political tradition. Frederick Douglass (1818–95) was born into slavery,…