How an Enslaved Man Turned the Tide of the Revolution

How many of us remember hot summer days running around with a super soaker in hand? What you might not know is that your summer fun was all thanks to a nuclear engineer who also worked on the stealth bomber.

Learn about the Frederick Douglass Foundation’s mission to advance education, leadership and the enduring legacy of Frederick Douglass.

In the 1960s, Civil Rights Leaders brought the celebration of Juneteenth back into American life.

On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981, mandating the desegregation of the U.S. Armed Forces and ending 170 years of officially sanctioned racial discrimination in the military. Although African Americans had served since the Revolutionary War, they were typically segregated from white troops and often assigned to menial roles. A landmark achievement of both the postwar civil rights movement and Truman’s presidency, the order marked one of the first times a U.S. president used executive authority to advance civil rights. It also helped pave the way for broader desegregation efforts across American society.