Frederick Douglass – Page 2

My great and exceeding

My great and exceeding joy over these stupendous achievements, especially over the abolition of slavery (which had been the deepest desire and the great labor of my life), was slightly tinged with a feeling of sadness. Frederick Douglass

I could, as a

I could, as a free man, look across the bay toward the Eastern Shore where I was born a slave. Frederick Douglass

Did John Brown fail?

Did John Brown fail? John Brown began the war that ended American slavery and made this a free Republic. Frederick Douglass

Shields Green was not

Shields Green was not one to shrink from hardships or dangers. He was a man of few words, and his speech was singularly broken; but his courage and self-respect made him quite a dignified character. Frederick Douglass

It is the mission

It is the mission of the printer to diffuse light and knowledge by a judicious intermingling of black with white. Frederick Douglass

Though conscious of the

Though conscious of the difficulty of learning without a teacher, I set out with high hope, and a fixed purpose, at whatever cost of trouble, to learn how to read. Frederick Douglass

The day dawns; the

The day dawns; the morning star is bright upon the horizon! The iron gate of our prison stands half open. One gallant rush from the North will fling it wide open, while four millions of our brothers and sisters shall march out into liberty. The chance is now given you to end in a day … Read more

My great and exceeding

I could, as a

Did John Brown fail?

Shields Green was not

It is the mission

Though conscious of the

Knowledge unfits a child

Going to live at

Instead of the bright,