The destiny of the colored American…is the destiny of America.

Frederick Douglass

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Black Americans Race in America America

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Frederick Douglass

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Political speech

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English

Time

1862 1860s 19th century

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Black activist Abolitionist Activist Writer

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United States

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Citation

Douglass, Frederick. "The Future of the Negro People of the Slave States." Emancipation League meeting. 12 Feb. 1862, Tremont Temple, Boston, MA, USA.

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Mill, John Stuart. The Subjection of Women. London: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1869, ch. 1.

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James Flint

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Flint, James. Letter home. 28 June 1819.

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Lincoln, Abraham. "Final Emancipation Proclamation," or "Proclamation 95." 22 Sept. 1862.

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Lincoln, Abraham. "Final Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.

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They are unanimous in their hatred for me-and I welcome their hatred.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. Reelection campaign speech. 31 Oct. 1936, Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA.