Frederick Douglass
American · 1818–1895
American abolitionist, social reformer, and orator who escaped slavery and became one of the most powerful voices against it in American history.
Wikipedia ↗“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.”
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“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”
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“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
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Simplified paraphrase. Douglass expressed more nuanced sentiments about literacy in his autobiographies.
“I prayed for three years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.”
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