On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
For my own part, I took the proclamation, first and last, for a little more than it purported; and saw in its spirit, a life and power far beyond its letter.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “For my own part, I took the proclamation, first and last, for a little more than it purported; and saw in its spirit, a…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass explains his personal interpretation of the Emancipation Proclamation, seeing its deeper moral and transformative potential beyond its explicit wording.
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
I looked into this kitchen with peculiar interest, and remembered that it was there I last saw my mother.