Frederick Douglass: “The abolitionists had passed the Red Sea of mobs, and had conquered…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

The abolitionists had passed the Red Sea of mobs, and had conquered the right to a respectful hearing.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass describes the hard-won progress of the abolitionist movement in gaining public acceptance for their message.

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Frederick Douglass: “The abolitionists had passed the Red Sea of mobs, and had conquered the right to a respectful hearing.”