Douglass' classic speech is an indictment of slavery, racism, and American hypocrisy - but also includes a great deal of praise of the American Revolution.
Frederick Douglass: "There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than are the people of the United States, at this very hour."
Though Juneteenth is first and foremost a celebration of the end of slavery, the day has evolved in the 21st century.
“What is freedom? It is the right to choose one’s own employment. Certainly it means that, if it means anything,” thundered Frederick Douglass.
A bizarre New York Times piece knocks down a strawman.
Damon Root on how the famous abolitionist was also an outspoken classical liberal.
A new appreciation of the great abolitionist on the 200th anniversary of his birth.
He stood for natural rights, racial equality, and economic liberty in a free labor system. At the heart of his worldview was the principle of self-ownership.
A fresh look at the political evolution of a great American