On the record
The first ground is, the well-established and well-tested character of the Negro on the very point upon which he is now so violently and persistently accused.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The first ground is, the well-established and well-tested character of the Negro on the very point upon which he is now…”
Editor's note · Context
He argues that the historical character of Black people contradicts the allegations against them.
Share
More from Frederick Douglass
Jan 1, 1881
My grandmother was all the world to me, and the thought of being separated from her was a most unwelcome suggestion to my affections and hopes.
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
Lincoln was not only a great President, but a GREAT MAN--too great to be small in anything.