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May 24, 2013 0

Life in the Plantation

“Freedom of choice is the essence of all accountability” When Frederick Douglass was about 15…

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Douglass’ Role in the Civil War

“A war undertaken and brazenly carried for the perpetual enslavement of the colored men, calls…

Civil War
May 21, 2013 0

“Another Word to Colored Men”

Source: Douglass Monthly, April 1863 Let me sound once more the trump of war.…

Civil War
May 8, 2013 0

“Men of Color to Arms!”

Broadside, Rochester, March 21, 1863 When first the rebel cannon shattered the walls of Sumter…

Civil War
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“Why Should a Colored Man Enlist?”

Source: Frederick Douglass, Douglass’ Monthly, April 1863 This question has been repeatedly put to us…

Civil War
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Recruiting African American soldiers for the Union Army

“The War for the Union, whether men so call it or not, is a war…

Speeches and Publications
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“The Hypocrisy of American Slavery”

“The Hypocrisy of American Slavery” by Frederick Douglass – July 4, 1852 Fellow citizens,…

Speeches and Publications
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“What The Black Man Wants”

“What The Black Man Wants” was a speech delivered at the Annual Meeting of the…

Speeches and Publications
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“Fighting Rebels With Only One Hand”

“Fighting Rebels With Only One Hand” was originally published in Douglass’ Monthly, September 1861. What…

Speeches and Publications
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“The Church and Prejudice”

“The Church and Prejudice” was a speech delivered at the Plymouth County Anti-Slavery Society on…

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