On the record
I have met several slaves from Maryland, who were once my scholars; and who obtained their freedom, I doubt not, partly in consequence of the ideas imparted to them in that school.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I have met several slaves from Maryland, who were once my scholars; and who obtained their freedom, I doubt not, partly…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass shares the impact of his teachings on former students who gained their freedom, emphasizing the transformative power of education.
Share
More from Frederick Douglass
Jan 1, 1881
Land is not worth much where there are no people to occupy it, and a mule is not worth much where there is no one to drive him.
Jan 1, 1881
This was a new and special revelation, dispelling a painful mystery against which my youthful understanding had struggled, and struggled in vain, to wit, the white man’s power to perpetuate the enslavement of the black man.
Jan 1, 1881
He was called upon not merely to administer the government, but to decide, in the face of terrible odds, the fate of the Republic.
Jan 1, 1881
It only abolished slavery where it did not exist, and left it intact where it did exist.