The Annotated Frederick Douglass
In 1866, the famous abolitionist laid out his vision for radically reshaping America in the pages of The Atlantic.
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was an orator, a writer, and a statesman. After escaping a life of bondage, he became a prominent advocate for the emancipation and civil rights of African Americans.
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Photograph by Aaron Turner for The Atlantic ‘A Treacherous President Stood in the Way’
Frederick Douglass’s 1866 essay for The Atlantic on how Congress can cope with a chief executive who refuses to recognize the rights of all citizens
Reconstruction, and an Appeal to Impartial Suffrage
A former slave urges Congress to grant black Americans the vote.
An Appeal to Congress for Impartial Suffrage
“Statesmen, beware what you do. The destiny of unborn and unnumbered generations is in your hands.”
AP Reconstruction
“No republic is safe that tolerates a privileged class, or denies to any of its citizens equal rights and equal means to maintain them.”
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