Broadside, Rochester, March 21, 1863 When first the rebel cannon shattered the walls of Sumter…
Source: Douglass Monthly, April 1863 Let me sound once more the trump of war. We…
“A war undertaken and brazenly carried for the perpetual enslavement of the colored men, calls…
“Freedom of choice is the essence of all accountability” When Frederick Douglass was about 15…
“Give him a bad master and he aspires to a good master; give him a…
As a slave in Baltimore, Frederick Douglass worked as a ship caulker. It was suggested…
“The Civil War was not a mere strife for territory and dominion, but a contest…
Speech by Frederick Douglass written in 1872. The subject announced for this evening’s entertainment…
“Going to Baltimore laid the foundation, and opened the gateway to all my subsequent prosperity”…
“No man can be truly free whose liberty is dependent upon the thought, feeling and…