On the record
One great source of independence that has been sought by multitudes of our white fellow-citizens is still open to us--we refer to the public lands in the great West.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “One great source of independence that has been sought by multitudes of our white fellow-citizens is still open to us--we…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass points out the opportunity for land ownership as a means of achieving independence for African Americans.
Share
More from Frederick Douglass
Jan 1, 1881
A son of toil himself, he was linked in brotherly sympathy with the sons of toil in every loyal part of the republic.
Jan 1, 1881
The good to be sought and the evil to be shunned were flung in the balance and weighed against each other.
Jan 1, 1881
My grandmother was all the world to me, and the thought of being separated from her was a most unwelcome suggestion to my affections and hopes.