(1) This speech was given in 1852, before the Civil War, when the abomination of slavery still existed. Thanks to Douglass and so many other heroes, we ended that grotesque evil and have made enormous strides to protecting the civil rights of everybody.
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(2) Douglass was not anti-American; he was, rightly and passionately, anti-slavery. Indeed, he concluded the speech as follows:
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“Allow me to say, in conclusion, notwithstanding the dark picture I have this day presented, of the state of the nation, I do not despair of this country.
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“There are forces in operation, which must inevitably, work the downfall of slavery. ‘The arm of the Lord is not shortened,’ and the doom of slavery is certain.
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“I, therefore, leave off where I began, with hope. While drawing encouragement from ‘the Declaration of Independence,’ the great principles it contains, and the genius of American Institutions, my spirit is also cheered by the obvious tendencies of the age.”
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Let me encourage everyone, READ THE ENTIRE SPEECH; it is powerful, inspirational, and historically important in bending the arc of history towards justice: https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/2945
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I have no interest in what Colon Colon Karen
has to say. He's an elitist a$$.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@tedcruz YOU don't get to lecture anyone about their history or heritage ever. Funny, because I didn't see your tweet about Juneteenth; are you only going after@Kaepernick7 because of his Nike affiliation? Did you look into WHY he was against the flag shoe? Do YOUR research. -
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