Frederick Douglass: “They tell you this is the ‘white man’s war’; that you will be no…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

They tell you this is the ‘white man’s war’; that you will be no ‘better off after than before the war’; that the getting of you into the army is to ‘sacrifice you on the first opportunity.’ Believe them not; cowards themselves, they do not wish to have their cowardice shamed by your brave example.

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Frederick Douglass

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Editor's note · Context

In an appeal for black men to join the Union army, Douglass directly confronts and dismisses the cynical arguments used to discourage their enlistment.

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Frederick Douglass: “They tell you this is the ‘white man’s war’; that you will be no ‘better off after than before the war’; that the…”

Editor's note · Context