You quote a mighty and historic speech by the great abolitionist Frederick Douglass, but, without context, many modern readers will misunderstand. Two critical points:https://twitter.com/Kaepernick7/status/1146826827593342977 …
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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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Guess it was going to soon be “All sunshine with little white flowers”... according to YOU that is.
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You sir are a part of that darkness
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Thank you Mr. Cruz. I think, however, that you miss the point. Yes, slavery has since been abolished, and yes, some improvements have been achieved, but no, not at the rate they should have. The fact that so many people feel disenfranchised is prove that all is not OK.
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The inequalities persists, the injustices persist, the hatred persists, and we must all turn our eyes towards it so we can recognize IT, reject IT, and abolish IT. It Durant help to pretend that these problems are not there just because you’re not a victim of them.
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Just like trump rule w fear and retribution, his power over others he so utilizes and admires is on its way out!
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