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Jun 24, 2024 · 1 book. view quotes. Oct 13, 2011 02:53PM. « previous 1 2 next ». Frederick Douglass — ‘The American people have this to learn: that where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and wher...
Jun 26, 2024 · Hanan. 253 books. view quotes. May 12, 2012 09:52AM. Frederick Douglass — ‘it was worth half-cent to kill a nigger, and a half-cent to bury one.’.
6 days ago · Others, like Eric Murphy visiting from Ireland, joined the reading after stumbling upon it. “I was walking through this park and I saw the name ‘Frederick Douglass’ and that resonated with me,” he said, recalling a quote from Douglass that compared the plight of the Irish immigrant to that of the enslaved people in the United States.
3 days ago · One of the most painful incidents connected with the name of this old hero is the attempt to prove him insane. Many journals have contributed to this effort from a friendly desire to shield the prisoner from Virginia’s cowardly vengeance. This is a mistaken friendship, which seeks to rob him of his true character and dim the glory of his ...
Jun 19, 2024 · Here are 50 Juneteenth quotes to help you better understand the importance of Juneteenth from modern Black activists, historical figures, celebrities and more! ... —Frederick Douglass ...
1 day ago · Douglass could not have said it better, but came close. Embarking on a new speaking tour in fall 1863 and winter 1864, he honed one of his greatest speeches. In “The Mission of the War,” the black leader declared that however long the “shadow of death” cast over the land, Americans should not forget the moral “grandeur” of the struggle.
Jun 27, 2024 · Statue portraying a young Frederick Douglass while in Ireland. On March 18th at 5 p.m., Untapped New York Insiders are invited to a docent-led guided tour of “Our Composite Nation: Frederick ...
