Frederick Douglass was born in February 1818 on the eastern shore of Maryland. He is remembered as one of the greatest figures in the American antislavery movement.

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JMC fellow Diana Schaub and JMC board member Bill Kristol discuss Frederick Douglass' remarkable life and thought.

JMC faculty partner Nicholas Buccola published an opinion piece in the New York Times addressing the debate over whether or not Frederick Douglass could be considered a libertarian.

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JMC fellow Gregory Collins has a new article on Frederick Douglass's contributions to originalism.

"... a more compelling perspective on the Constitution can be found in the writings of Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave who became an important leader in the abolitionist movement ..."