On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
As in the case of the abolition of slavery, the white people of the rebellious States have themselves to thank for its adoption.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “As in the case of the abolition of slavery, the white people of the rebellious States have themselves to thank for its…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass remarks that the former Confederate states' actions inadvertently hastened the adoption of Black suffrage, much like they did with abolition.
Share
More from Frederick Douglass
Jan 1, 1881
Still another ground of hope I find in the fact that colored men are strong in their gratitude to benefactors, and firm in their political convictions.
Jan 1, 1881
No power beneath the sky can make an ignorant, wasteful, and idle people prosperous, or a licentious people happy.
Jan 1, 1881
To-day the negro, starting from nothing, pays taxes upon six millions in Georgia, and forty millions in Louisiana.