Quotes by Frederick Douglass
1818 – 1895
Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) was an ex-slave who wrote three accounts of his life as a slave, runaway, and campaigner for the abolition of slavery: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845), My Bondage and My Freedom (1855) and The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (1881).
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See the Liberty Matters online discussion on Frederick Douglass on the Right and Duty to Resist
Education
The ex-slave Frederick Douglass reveals that reading speeches by English politicians produced in him a deep love of liberty and hatred of oppression (1882)
Colonies, Slavery & Abolition
Frederick Douglass makes a New Year’s resolution to gain his freedom from slavery (1836)
Women’s Rights
Frederick Douglass on Women’s Right to Vote
Colonies, Slavery & Abolition
Frederick Douglass on the Ballot Box, the Jury Box, and the Cartridge Box
Colonies, Slavery & Abolition
Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation
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Frederick Douglass on Religion and Slavery
Colonies, Slavery & Abolition
Frederick Douglass and his Desire to be Free
Education
Frederick Douglass and His Secret Education