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Oppression appears invincible until its defeat
“David, you know, looked small and insignificant when going to meet Goliath, but looked larger when he had slain his foe.
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Frederick Douglass: The Unconstitutionality of Slavery
A lecture in Glasgow, Scotland, was one of Frederick Douglass’ finest. It’s a masterful exposition in constitutional meaning every Supreme Court justice…
U.S. Constitution incompatible with slavery
Frederick Douglass: "the declared purposes of an instrument are to govern the meaning of all its parts and details"
"I would unite with anybody to do right, and with nobody to do wrong"
Frederick Douglass refutes Garrison's "no union" slogan
"Run to Jesus—shun the danger"
Frederick Douglass remembered singing a particular song to encourage his escape
Slavery in the United States
“I think the term slavery is sometimes abused by identifying it with that which it is not.
"I am not discouraged": Frederick Douglass
“I am not discouraged.
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