On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The day dawns; the morning star is bright upon the horizon!
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The day dawns; the morning star is bright upon the horizon!”
Editor's note · Context
In an appeal to Black men to join the Union Army, Douglass uses vivid imagery to describe the dawning of a new era of freedom and opportunity.
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