On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Resistance to slavery and the extension of slavery invited and provoked secession and war to perpetuate and extend the slave system.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Resistance to slavery and the extension of slavery invited and provoked secession and war to perpetuate and extend the…”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass analyzes the historical forces that led to the Civil War, linking resistance to slavery with the South's reaction.
Share
More from Frederick Douglass
Jan 1, 1881
The nation or people which shall comply with them will rise, and those which violate them will fall, and perhaps will disappear altogether.
Jan 1, 1881
An exceptionally poor and dependent people will be despised by the opulent and despise themselves.
Jan 1, 1881
Still another ground of hope I find in the fact that colored men are strong in their gratitude to benefactors, and firm in their political convictions.
Jan 1, 1881
A poverty-stricken class will be an ignorant and despised class, and no amount of sentiment can make it otherwise.