Yet they persevered. The fiat of the Almighty, Let there be Light, has not yet spent its force. I have said that the Declaration of Independence is the ring-bolt to the chain of your nations destiny; so, indeed, I regard it. And nearly half of all Fortune 500 companies including Apple, Google and Amazon were founded by immigrants and their children. American Prejudice and Southern Religion: An Address Neither steam nor lightning had then been reduced to order and discipline. Were the nation older, the patriots heart might be sadder, and the reformers brow heavier. Other topics include Durham and Raleigh, N.C. history; the temperance movement, Hunter's personal matters and family finances, the North Carolina Industrial Association, and the N.C. Negro State Fair. Douglass closed out his speech with the following emphasis on the continued presence of black Americans in the United States, their allegiance and willingness to assume their full role in developing the countrys success. The whole scene, as I look back to it, was simple, dignified and sublime. In the solitude of my spirit, I see clouds of dust raised on the highways of the South; I see the bleeding footsteps; I hear the doleful wail of fettered humanity, on the way to the slave markets, where the victims are to be sold like horses, sheep, and swine, knocked off to the highest bidder. Need I tell you that the Jews are not the only people who built the tombs of the prophets, and garnished the sepulchres of the righteous? This list may not reflect recent changes . Uniforcation for us is life; separation is death. It is called (in contradistinction to the foreign slave-trade) the internal slave trade. It is, probably, called so, too, in order to divert from it the horror with which the foreign slave-trade is contemplated. The film suggests that Douglass facility with words was just as important as his physical courage in taking on the institution of slavery. The Free Church of Scotland and American Slavery: An Address It does not often happen to a nation to raise, at one time, such a number of truly great men. Must I argue the wrongfulness of slavery? and am I, therefore, called upon to bring our humble offering to the national altar, and to confess the benefits and express devout gratitude for the blessings resulting from your independence to us? The Political Thought of Frederick Douglass: In Pursuit of American Liberty. The country was attempting to build its first multiracial democracy through the passage of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments, which ended slavery, granted Black men the right to vote and introduced birthright citizenship. The Accessible Archives staff was prompt and extremely helpful in helping me retrieve the information I was looking for. With startling immediacy, these writings chart the evolution of Douglasss thinking about slavery and the U.S. Constitution; his eventual break with William Lloyd Garrison and many other abolitionists on the crucial issue of disunion; the course of his complicated relationship with Abraham Lincoln; and his deep engagement with the cause of womens suffrage. They hate all changes, but silver, gold and copper change! This home government, you know, although a considerable distance from your home, did, in the exercise of its parental prerogatives, impose upon its colonial children, such restraints, burdens and limitations, as, in its mature judgment, it deemed wise, right and proper. Rochester, New York, December 8, 1850 That people contented themselves under the shadow of Abrahams great name, while they repudiated the deeds which made his name great. Thoughts expressed on one side of the Atlantic, are distinctly heard on the other. Haiti Among the Foremost Civilized Nations of the Earth: An Address Frederick Douglass published three autobiographies. There are seventy-two crimes in the State of Virginia, which, if committed by a black man, (no matter how ignorant he be), subject him to the punishment of death; while only two of the same crimes will subject a white man to the like punishment. The correspondence subseries are: Business/Community Incoming Correspondence, Personal Incoming Correspondence, and Outgoing Correspondence. How circumspect, exact and proportionate were all their movements! Douglass Monthly, April 1863 Douglass confronted an even more hostile political climate than democracy advocates face today. 2. What Abraham Lincoln said in respect of the United States is as true of the colored people as of the relations of those States. As one of the nations most prolific orators and skilled writers, Douglass used his voice and pen to attack the institution of slavery and anti-Black racism. What makes it great? Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, December 11, 1889 He also argued that immigration made the US stronger and scorned those who believed White people are the owners of this continent and that it is best not to take on board more passengers than the ship will carry.. They convert the very name of religion into an engine of tyranny, and barbarous cruelty, and serve to confirm more infidels, in this age, than all the infidel writings of Thomas Paine, Voltaire, and Bolingbroke, put together, have done! Edited by Pulitzer Prizewinning biographer David W. Blight, this Library of America edition is the largest single-volume selection of Frederick Douglasss writings ever published, presenting the full texts of thirty-four speeches and sixty-seven pieces of journalism. be warned! Salutatory Standing-room-only crowds greeted him in the US and in Europe. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, North Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950, African American business enterprises -- North Carolina, African American farmers -- North Carolina, African American teachers -- Correspondence, African American teachers -- North Carolina, African Americans -- Education -- North Carolina, African Americans -- North Carolina -- Durham -- History, African Americans -- North Carolina -- Social conditions -- To 1964. The flesh-mongers gather up their victims by dozens, and drive them, chained, to the general depot at Baltimore. University Press London. The eye of the reformer is met with angry flashes, portending disastrous times; but his heart may well beat lighter at the thought that America is young, and that she is still in the impressible stage of her existence. They cannot remain half slave and half free. be warned! Request product #203747, ISBN: 978-1-59853-722-2 Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. What is this but the acknowledgement that the slave is a moral, intellectual and responsible being? WebThe HBO documentary Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches brings to life the words of our countrys most famous anti-slavery activist. Youmay rejoice,Imust mourn. Attend the auction; see men examined like horses; see the forms of women rudely and brutally exposed to the shocking gaze of American slave-buyers. Your fathers have lived, died, and have done their work, and have done much of it well. Douglass urges America to eliminate prejudice and look to its founding principles. The power is co-extensive with the Star-Spangled Banner and American Christianity. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 2019 for History and is accurately described as. The Fugitive SlaveLawmakes mercy to them a crime; and bribes the judge who tries them. It is not only to break the chains of their bondage and accord to them personal liberty, but it is to admit them to the full and complete enjoyment of civil and political equality. Standing with God and the crushed and bleeding slave on this occasion, I will, in the name of humanity which is outraged, in the name of liberty which is fettered, in the name of the constitution and the Bible, which are disregarded and trampled upon, dare to call in question and to denounce, with all the emphasis I can command, everything that serves to perpetuate slavery the great sin and shame of America! David W. Blight is Sterling Professor of American History at Yale University and the author of Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, which was awarded the Bancroft Prize, the Francis Parkman Prize, and the Pulitzer Prize. Edited by John R. McKivigan, Julie Husband and Heather L. Kaufman. I want a home here not only for the Negro, the mulatto and the Latin races; but I want the Asiatic to find home here in the United States, and feel at home here, both for his sake and for ours, Douglass said. The New National Era, September 8, 1870 WebThe Writings and Speeches Subseries includes addresses given by Hunter and others. But a change has now come over the affairs of mankind. I take it, therefore, that it is not presumption in a private citizen to form an opinion of that instrument. By an act of the American Congress, not yet two years old, slavery has been nationalized in its most horrible and revolting form. He went on to spread his voice on social justice through a long profound, powerful, and influential career. To arrest it, to put an end to it, this nation keeps a squadron, at immense cost, on the coast of Africa. What Was Frederick Douglasss Position on Womens Rights? Such a declaration of agreement on my part would not be worth much to anybody. It fetters your progress; it is the enemy of improvement, the deadly foe of education; it fosters pride; it breeds insolence; it promotes vice; it shelters crime; it is a curse to the earth that supports it; and yet, you cling to it, as if it were the sheet anchor of all your hopes. The Final Struggle The speech, reported in the THE MOST COMPLETE COLLECTION OF WRITTEN WORKS & SPEECHES BY FREDERICK DOUGLASS [Newly Illustrated] - Kindle edition by Douglass, Frederick, Audiobook, This Ebook Features Dynamic Links for Ease of Navigation Plus Bonus. These gentlemen have, as I think, fully and clearly vindicated the Constitution from any design to support slavery for an hour. That he is the rightful owner of his own body? Country, Conscience, And The Anti-Slavery Cause (1847) performed by Jonathan Majors. Some Founding Fathers opposed granting the vote to ordinary citizens, and early electoral districts were kept large to inhibit campaigning by all except those wealthy enough to travel across their expansive boundaries, the historian Lawrence Goldstone wrote in a recent essay called America, then and now.. I trust, however, that mine will not be so considered. Their solid manhood stands out the more as we contrast it with these degenerate times. Excerpt from Frederick Douglasss Fifth of July Speech (1852). What was Frederick Douglasss childhood like? Douglass was the most photographed American of the 19th century (160 photographs of him survive, compared to 130 of Abraham Lincoln). They, however, gradually flow back to the same old channel, and flow on as serenely as ever. I have better employments for my time and strength than such arguments would imply. Banners and pennants wave exultingly on the breeze. The vision he had of America was in tatters, the historian David Blight, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, said in an essay. In prosecuting the anti-slavery enterprise, we have been asked to spare the church, to spare the ministry; buthow, we ask, could such a thing be done? Released 1980s. One is struck with the difference between the attitude of the American church towards the anti-slavery movement, and that occupied by the churches in England towards a similar movement in that country. The Industrial College Is it to be settled by the rules of logic and argumentation, as a matter beset with great difficulty, involving a doubtful application of the principle of justice, hard to be understood? All Rights Reserved. Lincoln once proposed to end slavery by shipping willing slaves back to Africa, and said that he could not envision Black and White people living together in social and political equality. Douglass lived until 1895, long enough to see much of the promise of his Composite Nation tarnished. On Robert Burns and Scotland: An Address DuBois and Booker T. Washington; and many North Carolina governors, in particular Zebulon B. Vance, Charles B. Aycock, Locke Craig, and Thomas Walter Bickett. Who so obdurate and dead to the claims of gratitude, that would not thankfully acknowledge such priceless benefits? Frederick Douglass: Selected Speeches and Writings (The Library of Black America series): Foner, Philip S., Taylor, Yuval: 9781556523526: Amazon.com: Books Books History Americas Buy new: $33.40 List Price: $35.00 Details Save: $1.60 (5%) FREE Returns FREE delivery Thursday, December 15 Select delivery location The North American Review, July 1884 His work reminds Movement leaders that we often carry the heavy responsibility of expanding the moral and political imaginations of our leaders, even when they think our visions of liberation will never be possible. My soul sickens at the sight. Most noteable is a transcription of Frederick Douglass' speech given at the 2nd Annual The first autobiography, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself, catapulted him to fame and invigorated the abolitionist movement. You may well cherish the memory of such men. The Black Mans Future in the Southern States: An Address And let me warn you that it is dangerous to copy the example of a nation whose crimes, lowering up to heaven, were thrown down by the breath of the Almighty, burying that nation in irrecoverable ruin! London, England, March 30, 1847 The iron shoe, and crippled foot of China must be seen, in contrast with nature. Let it be thundered around the world, that, in tyrant-killing, king-hating, people-loving, democratic, Christian America, the seats of justice are filled with judges, who hold their offices under an open and palpablebribe, and are bound, in deciding in the case of a mans liberty,hear only his accusers! I intend to make use of you as a weapon with which to assail the system of slaveryas a means of concentrating public attention on the system, and deepening the horror of trafficking in the souls and bodies of men. They succeeded; and to-day you reap the fruits of their success. Although these letters address professional and political issues, Hunter established friendships with many of the noteable correspondents. Woman and the Ballot here lies the merit, and the one which, of all others, seems unfashionable in our day. They inhabit all our Southern States. (LogOut/ These men were generally well dressed men, and very captivating in their manners. The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in common. Frederick Douglass Paper, September 4, 1851 I cant think of another public figure who took such an unequivocal position like he did.. I know that apologies of this sort are generally considered flat and unmeaning. Capt John Brown Not Insane DC Everywhere, in this country, it is safe to speak of this foreign slave-trade, as a most inhuman traffic, opposed alike to the laws of God and of man. This is esteemed by some as a national trait perhaps a national weakness. Douglass believed that on a day when white Americans The Republican Party The Liberator, November 18, 1842 on all numbered volumes in the Yale Works of Samuel Johnson series Boston, Massachusetts, December 7, 1869 They saw themselves treated with sovereign indifference, coldness and scorn. This Library of America series edition is printed on acid-free paper and features Smyth-sewn binding, a full cloth cover, and a ribbon marker. or is it in the temple? Frederick Douglass Paper, September 10, 1852 Douglass, sometimes called the prophet of freedom, boldly challenged the nations hypocrisy and used his personal experience as a fugitive slave to illustrate the horrors of the evil institution. In speaking of the American church, however, let it be distinctly understood that I mean the great mass of the religious organizations of our land. The clippings have been copied and arranged chronologically; the originals are closed to use. That trade has long since been denounced by this government, as piracy. The American Constitution and the Slave: An Address You profess to believe that, of one blood, God made all nations of men to dwell on the face of all the earth, and hath commanded all men, everywhere to love one another; yet you notoriously hate, (and glory in your hatred), all men whose skins are not colored like your own. more information on current conditions Douglass met with President Abraham Lincoln. We are met on the threshold of our efforts for the redemption of the slave, by the church and ministry of the country, in battle arrayed against us; and we are compelled to fight or flee. Exeter, England, August 28, 1846 The incoming correspondence has been arranged into letters pertaining to Hunter's business or community activities and letters relating to Hunter's personal life. And a White Christian nationalist movement, which insists that America was created to be a White, Christian nation, is growing in power. No abuse, no outrage whether in taste, sport or avarice, can now hide itself from the all-pervading light. The crack you heard, was the sound of the slave-whip; the scream you heard, was from the woman you saw with the babe. Reconstruction Douglass Monthly, December 1860 American County Histories: A Unique Research Resource, Part VII: Abraham Lincoln Library Abolitionist Books, Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin with his Essays and Will, Book Directory: Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman, The Value of Primary Sources Webinar Slide Deck, The Active Role of Women in the Temperance Movement, When Newspapers Began the Shift to Mass Media, The Civil War and the Formation of the Modern Newspaper, Friendly Guide for Librarians to COP 5 [PDF], Webinar Video: Quantitative Reporting on Digital Collections. When a sufficient number have been collected here, a ship is chartered, for the purpose of conveying the forlorn crew to Mobile, or to New Orleans. I scout the idea that the question of the constitutionality or unconstitutionality of slavery is not a question for the people. There is not time now to argue the constitutional question at length nor have I the ability to discuss it as it ought to be discussed. 302 Temple Street Too many white southerners still lived by a slaveholding mentality: their institutions have taught them no respect for human life, and especially the life of the Negro. Mr. President, Friends and Fellow Citizens: He who could address this audience without a quailing sensation, has stronger nerves than I have. White spectators openly gushed about Douglass muscular, yet lithe and graceful 6-foot, 200-pound frame, his full and rich baritone, and compared him to an African prince.. Yea! Douglass Monthly, August 1863 Douglass Monthly, August 1860 Resolved, That these united colonies are, and of right, ought to be free and Independent States; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown; and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, dissolved.. WebThe Writings and Speeches Subseries includes addresses given by Hunter and others. As the sheet anchor takes a firmer hold, when the ship is tossed by the storm, so did the cause of your fathers grow stronger, as it breasted the chilling blasts of kingly displeasure. He barely knew his mother, who lived on a different plantation and died when he was a young child. with discount code Y23SAM through 4/16/2023. New York Herald, November 4, 1859 Actors Nicole Beharie (Scenes from a Marriage), Colman Domingo (Euphoria), Jonathan Majors (Lovecraft Country), Denzel Whitakerand Jeffrey Wright (Westworld) draw from five of Douglass legendary speeches, to represent a different moment in the tumultuous history of 19th century America as well as a different stage of Douglass long and celebrated life. The right of the hunter to his prey stands superior to the right of marriage, and toallrights in this republic, the rights of God included! Dundee, Scotland, January 30, 1846 Douglass addresses the American Anti-Slavery Society on his return from the British Isles which he found to be more accepting and equitable than his own country. The Liberator, September 26, 1845 Douglass Monthly, March 1863 Himrods Corner, New York, July 4, 1862 The Slaveholders Rebellion: An Address Accessible Archives provides one of the most valuable genealogical tools I have ever used. Douglass Monthly, February 1861 In July 1892, Douglass published Lynch Law in the South in the North American Review, a newspaper he edited later in life. All Rights Reserved. Country, Conscience, and the Anti-Slavery Cause: An Address When a child, my soul was often pierced with a sense of its horrors. S Self-Made Men T The In their admiration of liberty, they lost sight of all other interests. Pride and patriotism, not less than gratitude, prompt you to celebrate and to hold it in perpetual remembrance. If so, there is a parallel to your conduct. Connect with Accessible Archives on Twitter, Facebook, or Linkedin to stay up to date on news and blog posts or get our latest blog posts by email. Without this right, the liberty of an American citizen would be as insecure as that of a Frenchman. Frederick Douglass Paper, November 16, 1855 The Rights of Women Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Change). We have long had in this country, a system of iniquity which possessed the power of blinding the moral perception, stifling the voice of conscience, blunting all human sensibilities and perverting the plainest teaching of the religion we have here professed, a system which John Wesley truly characterized as the sum of all villainies, and one in view of which Thomas Jefferson, himself a slaveholder, said he "trembled for his country" when he reflected "that God is just and that His justice cannot sleep forever." In the language of Isaiah, the American church might be well addressed, Bring no more vain ablations; incense is an abomination unto me: the new moons and Sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity even the solemn meeting. They felt themselves the victims of grievous wrongs, wholly incurable in their colonial capacity. Many of its most eloquent Divines. Many immigrants today outwork, outvote and outfight native-born Americans as Douglass predicted they would a century and a half ago. Some 150 years later, Douglass vision of the US as a multi-hued global beacon of liberty remains fiercely contested. But, to proceed. Should I seem at ease, my appearance would much misrepresent me. Noble men may be found, scattered all over these Northern States, of whom Henry Ward Beecher of Brooklyn, Samuel J. The North Star, December 3, 1847 This, to you, is what the Passover was to the emancipated people of God. The Big Speech: November 19, 2010: Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking: December 12, 2010: Rochester, New York, June 16, 1861 They were great men too great enough to give fame to a great age. Douglass Monthly, May 1861 Appendix: The Heroic Slave (1853), Phone orders: 1-800-964-5778 For that reason, only 6% of the nation was eligible to vote in the first presidential election, Goldstone said. To all inspiring motives, to noble deeds which can be gained from the past, we are welcome. Ever ready to drink, to treat, and to gamble. Subscribers can purchase the slipcased edition by signing in to their accounts. The timid and the prudent (as has been intimated) of that day, were, of course, shocked and alarmed by it. It was a startling idea, much more so, than we, at this distance of time, regard it. There, the question of emancipation was a high religious question. Use this downloadable discussion guide as a starting point for further reflection and activism. Douglass Monthly, August 1859 It makes its pathway over and under the sea, as well as on the earth. There are also numerous drafts and copies of outgoing correspondence that Hunter wrote. You were under the British Crown. The Liberator, January 30, 1846 With brave men there is always a remedy for oppression. Rochester, New York, July 5, 1852 Frederick Douglasss famous Fourth of July speech has caused much criticism over the years. The greatest and best of British statesmen admitted its justice, and the loftiest eloquence of the British Senate came to its support. Discovery Company. No Peace for the Slaveholder: An Address That's the life of Frederick Douglass." American County Histories: A Unique Resource! WebPages in category "Speeches by Frederick Douglass" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. Blog entry posted on February 28, 2023 by Jill O'Neill. Glasgow, Scotland, March 26, 1860 The cause of liberty may be stabbed by the men who glory in the deeds of your fathers. WebManuscript/Mixed Material Frederick Douglass Papers: Speech, Article, and Book File, 1846-1894; Speeches and Articles by Others. There, the church, true to its mission of ameliorating, elevating, and improving the condition of mankind, came forward promptly, bound up the wounds of the West Indian slave, and restored him to his liberty. The North Star, July 28, 1848 An American judge gets ten dollars for every victim he consigns to slavery, and five, when he fails to do so. The War with Mexico But neither their familiar faces, nor the perfect gage I think I have of Corinthian Hall, seems to free me from embarrassment. But he gave another speech that deserves wider recognition because Douglass spoke with uncanny precision about the kind of debates were having now about race, immigration, and what makes America exceptional. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Our Composite Nationality: An Address Includes a fourth edition of Lunsford Lane's slave narrative. The ear-piercing fife and the stirring drum unite their accents with the ascending peal of a thousand church bells. When black troops protested they were not receiving pay and treatment equal to that of white troops. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State Press, 1989. The anguish of my boyish heart was intense; and I was often consoled, when speaking to my mistress in the morning, to hear her say that the custom was very wicked; that she hated to hear the rattle of the chains, and the heart-rending cries. What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July? (1852) performed by Nicole Beharie. In his Composite Nation speech, he took on critics who couldnt imagine that a multi-racial democracy could work. The arm of the Lord is not shortened, and the doom of slavery is certain. Then, I dare to affirm, notwithstanding all I have said before, your fathers stooped, basely stooped. After Frederick Douglass passed away, his second wife Helen preserved Cedar Hill as a historic house museum. WebManuscript/Mixed Material Image 2 of Frederick Douglass Papers: Speech, Article, and Book File, 1846-1894; Speeches and Articles by Douglass, 1846-1894; 1848; Jan.; Lynn, Massachusetts, October 1841 For more than five decades, from the antebellum period through the Civil War and Reconstruction and into the Gilded Age, Douglass used his voice and wielded his pen in support of abolition and emancipation, equal rights and human dignity. All this we affirm to be true of the popular church, and the popular worship of our land and nation a religion, a church, and a worship which, on the authority of inspired wisdom, we pronounce to be an abomination in the sight of God. Primary Source Material from 18th & 19th Century Publications, In a final celebratory post for Black History Month 2023, it is worth returning to the 1883 Douglass Banquet. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones As with rivers so with nations. Cuba and the United States Our Reading List in Honor of Frederick Douglass Day 1. In a speech made to the nations Black leaders in 1864, Douglass said. I repeat, I am glad this is so. For who is there so cold, that a nations sympathy could not warm him? What Shall Be Done with the Freed Slaves? He argued that freedom would be empty if former slaves were not guaranteed the rights and protections of American citizens. Nations do not now stand in the same relation to each other that they did ages ago. In a little-known speech, Frederick Douglass sketched a vision of a post-racial America a century before the term was invented. Nearly half of all other interests that freedom would be as insecure that. 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