Frederick Douglass
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North American (General) North American (US General American - GenAM)Transcript
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when Garrison pleaded for the rights of man. When Phillips, with golden eloquence, preached the doctrine of humanity and progress, men approved and applauded. When Parker painted the moral baseness of the times, men acquiesced. Shame face Italy. When Channing preached the gospel of love, they wished the dream might become a reality. But when Douglas told the story of his wrongs and those of his brethren in bondage, they felt that here, indeed was slavery. Embodied here was an argument for freedom that could not be gained. Said that the race that could produce in slavery such a man as Frederick Douglass must surely be worthy of freedom. What Douglas's platform utterances in later years lacked of the vehemence and fire of his earlier speeches, they made up in wisdom and mature judgment. There is a note of exultation in his speeches. Just after the war, Jehovah had triumphed. His people were free. He had seen the red sea of blood open and let them pass and engulf the enemy who pursued thumb