On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Like our slaves, the freedom of the negro has no birthday.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Like our slaves, the freedom of the negro has no birthday.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass laments that, unlike the clear date of West Indian emancipation, the freedom of Black Americans lacks a distinct and universally recognized anniversary.
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