Frederick Douglass: “It was not an American or a white man’s convention, but one composed…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

It was not an American or a white man’s convention, but one composed of men of all nations and races; and as such, the convention had the right to know all about the temperance cause in every part of the world, and especially to know what hindrances were interposed in any part of the world, to its progress.

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Frederick Douglass

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Editor's note · Context

From his autobiography, Douglass explains why he felt justified in speaking about slavery at a World's Temperance Convention.

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Frederick Douglass: “It was not an American or a white man’s convention, but one composed of men of all nations and races; and as such, the…”

Editor's note · Context