Anti-Slavery convention in Nantucket The summer of 1841 was a turning point in Douglass’…
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“The Church and Prejudice” was a speech delivered at the Plymouth County Anti-Slavery Society on…
“Fighting Rebels With Only One Hand” was originally published in Douglass’ Monthly, September 1861. What…
“What The Black Man Wants” was a speech delivered at the Annual Meeting of the…
“The Hypocrisy of American Slavery” by Frederick Douglass – July 4, 1852 Fellow citizens,…
As a slave in Baltimore, Frederick Douglass worked as a ship caulker. It was suggested…
“No man can be truly free whose liberty is dependent upon the thought, feeling and…
“Believing that one of the best means of emancipating the slaves of the south is…
Transcription of the Provisions of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 Section 1 Be it…
Frederick Douglass was introduced to the abolitionist movement in 1841 when William Coffin invited him…