by Rebecca Jun | Feb 27, 2020 | Douglass Fellows, Our Stories, U.S. Updates
As future leaders in the anti-human trafficking movement, the Institute’s Douglass Fellows host an advocacy event at their law school addressing a topic of their choice. Rachel Geissler, a third-year law student at the University of North Caroline Law, hosted...
by Molly Wicker | Sep 5, 2019 | Douglass Fellows, Our Stories, U.S. Updates
By: MOLLY WICKER This September, the Human Trafficking Institute will welcome seven students from some of the nation’s top law programs for the 2019-20 Douglass Fellowship class. This 8-month public service fellowship is named in honor of Frederick Douglass and his...
by Megan Abrameit | Sep 3, 2018 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: MEGAN ABRAMEIT On this day in history, Frederick Douglass escaped slavery — a day he would later describe as the day his “free life began.” Frederick Douglass was born into slavery as Frederick Washington Bailey on a Maryland plantation in 1818. From there, he...
by Sutton Roach | Sep 6, 2017 | Douglass Fellows, Our Stories, U.S. Updates
The Institute welcomes its first class of Douglass Fellows to Washington D.C. Thursday for a two-day fellowship orientation Inspired by Frederick Douglass’ commitment to freedom and justice, the Human Trafficking Institute established the Douglass Fellowship to...
by Kelli Ross | May 7, 2017 | Douglass Fellows, Our Stories, U.S. Updates
McLean, Virginia – The Human Trafficking Institute is launching its Douglass Fellows program, inspired by Frederick Douglass’s commitment to freedom, education, law enforcement, and advocacy. This program will provide an opportunity for law students and exceptional...
