1825–1860
Change of Opinion Announced
The debate on the resolution relative to anti-slavery newspapers [at the annual meeting of the American Anti-Slavery Society] assumed such a character as to make it our duty to define
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The debate on the resolution relative to anti-slavery newspapers [at the annual meeting of the American Anti-Slavery Society] assumed such a character as to make it our duty to define
The assertion which we made five weeks ago, that “the Constitution, if strictly construed according to its reading,” is not a pro-slavery instrument, has excited some interest amongst our Anti-Slavery
It is impossible to settle, by the light of the present, and by the experience of the past, any thing, definitely and absolutely, as to the future condition of the
My dear Sir: I owe you an apology for not sooner publishing and replying to the above letter. On a close examination of the Constitution, I am satisfied that if
I am very glad to be here. I am very glad to be present at this Anniversary, glad again to mingle my voice with those with whom I have stood
But I now come to another proposition, held up as a solution of the rare problem, and this I consider equally unworthy with the one just disposed of. The two
“But I entreated you to tell your readers what your objections are to the civilization and christianization of Africa. What objection have you to colored men in this country engaging
Rejecting colonization as a racist scheme rooted in prejudice rather than justice, Douglass argues that Black Americans possess the same rights to the United States as white citizens, emphasizing their deep historical, economic, and cultural ties to the nation.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I think that most of you will agree with me in respect to the surpassing importance of the subject we are here to consider this evening though
It would require the ken of a statesman and the vision of a prophet combined to tell with certainty what will be the ultimate future of the colored people of