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

Frederick Douglass

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Topic

Black Americans Race in America America

Speaker

Frederick Douglass

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1862 1860s 19th century

Occupation

Black activist Abolitionist Activist Writer

From

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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For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world.

William Ross Wallace

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Raising kids Parents and children Power of education Value of education

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William Ross Wallace
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1865 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
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Wallace, William Ross. What Rules the World. 1865.

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Another quote about America

This is a free country.

James Flint

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America

Author

James Flint
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1819 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Flint, James. Letter home. 28 June 1819.

Another quote from 1862

It is not the prize that can make us happy; it is not even the winning of the prize....[It is] the struggle, the long hot hour of the honest fight.... There is no human bliss equal to twelve hours of work with only six hours in which to do it.

Anthony Trollope

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Benefits of adversity Adversity Hard work

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Anthony Trollope
Source
Orley Farm
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1862 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Trollope, Anthony. Orley Farm. London: Chapman and Hall, 1861-1862.

Another quote from the following genre Political speech

Segregation now, segregation tomorrow and segregation forever!

George Wallace

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Topic
Jim Crow Segregation Civil rights
Speaker
George Wallace
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Prophecies and predictions
Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
Era
Civil Rights Movement
Authentication Score 0
Citation

Wallace, George. "Inaugural Speech." 14 Jan. 1963, Alabama State Capitol, Montgomery, AL, USA.