America 17
- Black Americans are likely to remain in America; individuals emigrate, nations never
- High schools and colleges did not meet free Black Americans’ most pressing needs then
Frederick Douglass
American abolitionist and writer (about 1817 to 1895); born into slavery, escaped in 1838 and became a principal leader and spokesperson of the abolition movement; author of three autobiographies.
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What Frederick Douglass says most about
religion 5
- If the churches turned their power against slavery, the whole system would collapse
- What is inhuman cannot be divine
happiness 3
- In normal conditions the South is the best place for Black Americans
- Slaves sing most when they are most unhappy, not from contentment
education 2
- High schools and colleges did not meet free Black Americans’ most pressing needs then
- The vote was needed to open schools and education to Black Americans