Latest Breaking News On - மாசசூசெட்ஸ் அடித்தளம் - Page 1 : comparemela.com

M. Seaman Jul 1, 2021 (National Archives) Frederick Douglass, circa 1879 M. Seaman Frederick Douglass must have chosen his words carefully, keeping his audience, the Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society of Rochester, New York, in mind. Reflecting on the founding of the nation 76 years earlier, with the bold declaration of independence from King George III, Douglass acknowledged that its signers had been “brave” and “great enough to give frame to a great age.” He talked of his respect for the “statesmen, patriots and heroes” who laid a foundation for a new country. But Douglass also reflected that their Declaration of Independence did not hold the same meaning for his audience that day, July 5, 1852, at Rochester’s Corinthian Hall, as it did for him or for people held in slavery. A free man who traveled and lectured in favor of abolition, Douglass spoke of his “sad sense off the disparity bet

New yorkUnited statesSouth carolinaNorth andoverEbenezer baptist churchMartin luther king jrAbraham lincolnHarriet beecher stoweWilliam jenkinsFrederick douglassWilliam lloyd garrisonSlavery society of rochesterMassachusetts foundation for the humanitiesLadie anti slavery societyKing georgeCorinthian hall