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| + | |name=Frederick Douglass | ||
| + | |image=Freddouglas.jpg | ||
| + | |birth_date=c. February 1817 | ||
| + | |birth_place=Cordova, Maryland | ||
| + | |death_date=February 20, 1895 (aged c. 78) | ||
| + | |death_place=[[Washington D.C.]] | ||
| + | |religion= | ||
| + | |spouse= | ||
| + | |children= | ||
| + | |alma_mater= | ||
| + | |party=Republican | ||
| + | |office=United States Minister Resident to [[Haiti]] | ||
| + | |term_start=November 14, 1889 | ||
| + | |term_end=July 30, 1891 | ||
| + | |preceded=[[John E. W. Thompson]] | ||
| + | |succeeded=[[John S. Durham]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| − | + | '''Frederick Douglass''' (c. February 1817 - February 20, 1895) was a Preacher, an [[Abolitionist]], outspoken [[Republican]], ardent defender of Constitutional Liberty, and friend of President [[Abraham Lincoln]]. | |
| − | Douglass | + | A monument to Douglass in [[Rochester, New York]] was torn down by [[Progressive]] [[Democrat]]s during the [[2020 Marxist uprising]].<ref>https://saraacarter.com/statue-of-frederick-douglass-former-slave-and-abolitionist-torn-down-and-damaged-in-new-york/</ref> |
| − | + | ==Background== | |
| + | Douglass was born as Frederick Baily and was raised as a [[slave]]. He escaped to [[Massachusetts]] at age 20 and changed his name to Frederick Douglass in order to conceal himself from slave catchers. Like most abolitionists in his day, he was a member of the [[Republican Party]]. | ||
| − | + | He developed marvelous [[debate|debating]] and oratory skills to expose the injustices of slavery by reading the book [[The Columbian Orator]],<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=HnAktoctDuIC&pg=PA49 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass],p. 49, "Every opportunity I got, I used to read this book."</ref> which he started to read around age 12. [[William Lloyd Garrison]], publisher of the [[abolition]]ist Liberator Newspaper, hired him. | |
| − | Douglass wrote, "I loved all mankind, slaveholder not excepted, though I abhorred | + | Douglass published a best-selling [[autobiography]], but then felt he had to flee to [[England]] to avoid being caught by slave catchers. Reformer Daniel O'Connell formed a friendship with him there. |
| − | slavery more than ever. I saw the world in a new light ... I gathered scattered pages of the Bible from the filthy street gutters, and washed and dried them, that ... I might get a word or two of wisdom from them." | + | |
| + | Upon his return to New York, he founded the "North Star" newspaper. | ||
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| + | == Frederick Douglass on religion == | ||
| + | Douglass was a committed [[Christian]] and an active preacher at the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/2926008 Frederick Douglass, Preacher ]</ref> | ||
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| + | ''See also:'' [[Black Americans, history and religion]] | ||
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| + | <blockquote>I was not more than thirteen years old, when in my loneliness and destitution I longed for some one to whom I could go, as to a father and protector. The preaching of a white Methodist minister, named Hanson, was the means of causing me to feel that in God I had such a friend. He thought that all men, great and small, bond and free, were sinners in the sight of God: that they were by nature rebels against His government; and that they must repent of their sins, and be reconciled to God through Christ. I cannot say that I had a very distinct notion of what was required of me, but one thing I did know well: I was wretched and had no means of making myself otherwise.<br />I consulted a good old colored man named Charles Lawson, and in tones of holy affection he told me to pray, and to "cast all my care upon God." This I sought to do; and though for weeks I was a poor, broken-hearted mourner, traveling through doubts and fears, I finally found my burden lightened, and my heart relieved. I loved all mankind, slaveholders not excepted, though I abhorred slavery more than ever. I saw the world in a new light, and my great concern was to have everybody converted. My desire to learn increased, and especially, did I want a thorough acquaintance with the contents of the Bible.<ref>Douglass, Frederick (1882); ''The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass: From 1817–1882''. 3rd edition by John Lobb. Christian Age Office. p. 63.</ref></blockquote> | ||
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| + | His motto was "Right is of no sex - Truth is of no color - God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren." | ||
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| + | Douglass also wrote, "I loved all mankind, slaveholder not excepted, though I abhorred slavery more than ever. I saw the world in a new light ... I gathered scattered pages of the Bible from the filthy street gutters, and washed and dried them, that ... I might get a word or two of wisdom from them." | ||
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| + | ==Quotes== | ||
| + | * "To guard, protect, and maintain his liberty the freedman should have the ballot; that the liberties of the American people were dependent upon the ballot-box, the jury-box, and the cartridge-box; that without these no class of people could live and flourish in this country" <ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Life_and_Times_of_Frederick_Douglass/X8ILAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA333 The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass], 1882, p. 333</ref> | ||
| + | ** Sometimes quoted as: "A man's rights rest in three boxes. The ballot box, jury box and the cartridge box." | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Abolitionism]] | ||
| + | * [[What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?]] | ||
| + | * [[Black History]] | ||
| + | * [[The Constitution of the United States: is it pro-slavery or anti-slavery]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [https://librivox.org/author/4407 Works by Frederick Douglass - text and free audio] - [[LibriVox]] | ||
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| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Douglass, Frederick}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Abolitionists]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Christians]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Slavery]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Republicans]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Patriots]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Orators]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Pro Second Amendment]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:34, March 19, 2022
| Frederick Douglass | |
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United States Minister Resident to Haiti
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| In office November 14, 1889 – July 30, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | John E. W. Thompson |
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| Succeeded by | John S. Durham |
| Born | c. February 1817 Cordova, Maryland |
| Died | February 20, 1895 (aged c. 78) Washington D.C. |
| Political party | Republican |
Frederick Douglass (c. February 1817 - February 20, 1895) was a Preacher, an Abolitionist, outspoken Republican, ardent defender of Constitutional Liberty, and friend of President Abraham Lincoln.
A monument to Douglass in Rochester, New York was torn down by Progressive Democrats during the 2020 Marxist uprising.[1]
Background
Douglass was born as Frederick Baily and was raised as a slave. He escaped to Massachusetts at age 20 and changed his name to Frederick Douglass in order to conceal himself from slave catchers. Like most abolitionists in his day, he was a member of the Republican Party.
He developed marvelous debating and oratory skills to expose the injustices of slavery by reading the book The Columbian Orator,[2] which he started to read around age 12. William Lloyd Garrison, publisher of the abolitionist Liberator Newspaper, hired him.
Douglass published a best-selling autobiography, but then felt he had to flee to England to avoid being caught by slave catchers. Reformer Daniel O'Connell formed a friendship with him there.
Upon his return to New York, he founded the "North Star" newspaper.
Frederick Douglass on religion
Douglass was a committed Christian and an active preacher at the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.[3]
See also: Black Americans, history and religion
I was not more than thirteen years old, when in my loneliness and destitution I longed for some one to whom I could go, as to a father and protector. The preaching of a white Methodist minister, named Hanson, was the means of causing me to feel that in God I had such a friend. He thought that all men, great and small, bond and free, were sinners in the sight of God: that they were by nature rebels against His government; and that they must repent of their sins, and be reconciled to God through Christ. I cannot say that I had a very distinct notion of what was required of me, but one thing I did know well: I was wretched and had no means of making myself otherwise.
I consulted a good old colored man named Charles Lawson, and in tones of holy affection he told me to pray, and to "cast all my care upon God." This I sought to do; and though for weeks I was a poor, broken-hearted mourner, traveling through doubts and fears, I finally found my burden lightened, and my heart relieved. I loved all mankind, slaveholders not excepted, though I abhorred slavery more than ever. I saw the world in a new light, and my great concern was to have everybody converted. My desire to learn increased, and especially, did I want a thorough acquaintance with the contents of the Bible.[4]
His motto was "Right is of no sex - Truth is of no color - God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren."
Douglass also wrote, "I loved all mankind, slaveholder not excepted, though I abhorred slavery more than ever. I saw the world in a new light ... I gathered scattered pages of the Bible from the filthy street gutters, and washed and dried them, that ... I might get a word or two of wisdom from them."
Quotes
- "To guard, protect, and maintain his liberty the freedman should have the ballot; that the liberties of the American people were dependent upon the ballot-box, the jury-box, and the cartridge-box; that without these no class of people could live and flourish in this country" [5]
- Sometimes quoted as: "A man's rights rest in three boxes. The ballot box, jury box and the cartridge box."
See also
- Abolitionism
- What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
- Black History
- The Constitution of the United States: is it pro-slavery or anti-slavery
References
- ↑ https://saraacarter.com/statue-of-frederick-douglass-former-slave-and-abolitionist-torn-down-and-damaged-in-new-york/
- ↑ Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,p. 49, "Every opportunity I got, I used to read this book."
- ↑ Frederick Douglass, Preacher
- ↑ Douglass, Frederick (1882); The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass: From 1817–1882. 3rd edition by John Lobb. Christian Age Office. p. 63.
- ↑ The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, 1882, p. 333