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“I don’t see any future for the nation without integration. Our lives are intertwined, our work is intertwined, our education is intertwined.” – James Farmer During February in the United States, we recall the countless contributions to our country by African-Americans. First established by President Gerald Ford in 1976, Black History Month aims to celebrate the […]
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Born into slavery in 1818, Frederick Douglass would eventually become a world-renowned activist and leading voice in the abolitionist movement. Douglass spent his early years as a slave for various households in Maryland, having been sold multiple times by one slaveholder to another. One of the families that owned Douglass made him responsible for watching their […]
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