Frederick Douglass1817–1895- Speech at Civil Rights Mass Meeting, Washington, D.C. (22 October 1883).
Where there is seeming contentment with slavery, there is certain treachery to freedom.
The Heroic Slave (1853), Madison Washington- A Plea For Free Speech in Boston (10 December 1860), as contained in Words That Changed America, Alex Barnett, Rowman & Littlefield (reprint, 2006), p. 156
- Lessons of the Hour (1894)
The destiny of the colored American … is the destiny of America.
Speech at the Emancipation League (12 February 1862), Boston- The Heroic Slave (1853), Madison Washington
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave (1845), Ch. 5In context
- “The Destiny of Colored Americans”, The North Star (16 November 1849)
- “The Destiny of Colored Americans”, The North Star (16 November 1849)
- Our Composite Nationality (1869)
Shall we be citizens in war, and aliens in peace? Would that be just?
“What the Black Man Wants”, speech in Boston (1865)Mankind are not held together by lies. Trust is the foundation of society.
“Our Composite Nationality”, speech in Boston (1869)We must never forget that victory to the rebellion meant death to the republic.
Decoration Day address, Arlington National Cemetery (30 May 1871)At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed.
