Frederick Douglass Life (feb 14, 1818 – feb 20, 1895)
Description:
Most famous black man of his time. A lecturer, newspaper editor, and writer.- “Fire must be met with water,” Douglass declared, “darkness with light, and war for the destruction of liberty must be met with war for the destruction of slavery.”
- “Once let a black man get upon his person the brass letters U.S.,” wrote Frederick Douglass in urging blacks to enlist, “and there is no power on earth which can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship in the United States.”
- "Power concedes nothing without demand." [Zinn, 183]
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Date:
feb 14, 1818
feb 20, 1895
~ 77 years