HISTORY IN THE HEADLINES

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

HISTORY IN THE HEADLINES: On September 3, 1838, Frederick Bailey undertook the riskiest journey of his life. The 20-year-old slave made a daring escape from his master in Baltimore, and with his newfound freedom came a new name. On the 175th anniversary of the escape of Frederick Douglass from slavery, look back at how the famed abolitionist became a free man. http://histv.co/17CxaYN