Frederick Douglass
American abolitionist and writer (about 1817 to 1895); born into slavery, escaped in 1838 and became a principal leader and spokesperson of the abolition movement; author of three autobiographies.
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The Fourth of July is his free audience's celebration, not his; they may rejoice, while he must mourn
This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn.
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The Fourth of July is his free audience's celebration, not his; they may rejoice, while he must mourn
This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn.
My Bondage and My Freedom (1855) Said 5 Jul 1852
America is false to its past and present declarations of liberty, and binds itself to be false to the future
Whether we turn to the declarations of the past, or to the professions of the present, the conduct of the nation seems equally hideous and revolting. America is false to the past, false to the present, and solemnly binds herself to be false to the future.
My Bondage and My Freedom (1855) Said 5 Jul 1852
Where everything is plain, there is nothing to be argued
But, I submit, where all is plain there is nothing to be argued.
My Bondage and My Freedom (1855) Said 5 Jul 1852
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For now, it is enough to affirm the equal humanity of the Black race
For the present, it is enough to affirm the equal manhood of the Negro race.
My Bondage and My Freedom (1855) Said 5 Jul 1852
Every man alive knows that slavery is wrong for himself
There is not a man beneath the canopy of heaven that does not know that slavery is wrong for him.
My Bondage and My Freedom (1855) Said 5 Jul 1852
What is inhuman cannot be divine
That which is inhuman cannot be divine.
My Bondage and My Freedom (1855) Said 5 Jul 1852
At a time like this, scorching irony rather than convincing argument is needed
At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed.
My Bondage and My Freedom (1855) Said 5 Jul 1852
No nation on earth is guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than the United States at this time
There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices more shocking and bloody, than are the people of these United States, at this very hour.
My Bondage and My Freedom (1855) Said 5 Jul 1852
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