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Selected Essays in Black History: My Escape from Slavery
The Negro Exodus The Goophered Grapevine My Escape from Slavery by Frederick Douglass In the first narrative of my experience in slavery, written nearly forty years ago, and in…Selected Essays in Black History: The Goophered Grapevine
My Escape from Slavery Po' Sandy The Goophered Grapevine by Charles W. Chesnutt About ten years ago my wife was in poor health, and our family doctor, in whose skill and honesty I…Selected Essays in Black History: Dave's Neckliss
Po' Sandy The Awakening of the Negro Dave's Neckliss by Charles W. Chesnutt "Have some dinner, Uncle Julius?" said my wife. It was a Sunday afternoon in early autumn. Our two…Selected Essays in Black History: The Awakening of the Negro
Dave's Neckliss The Story of Uncle Tom's Cabin The Awakening of the Negro by Booker T. Washington When a mere boy, I saw a young colored man, who had spent several years in school…Mob murder in a Christian nation
by Ida B. Wells The lynching record for a quarter of a century merits the thoughtful study of the American people. It presents three salient facts: First, lynching is a colorline…Mob murder in a Christian nation<cite>by Ida B. Wells</cite>
1909 The lynching record for a quarter of a century merits the thoughtful study of the American people. It presents three salient facts: First, lynching is a colorline murder. Second…Speech on Civil Rights
by Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Speech given in the House of Representatives Mr. Speaker, the United States Congress is a 19th century body in a 20th century world. In the field of civil rights…Speech on Civil Rights<cite>by Adam Clayton Powell , Jr.</cite>
February 2, 1955 Mr. Speaker, the United States Congress is a 19th century body in a 20th century world. In the field of civil rights we are still conducting ourselves along the pattern of…Preserving Civil Liberties
by Eleanor Roosevelt Address To The members of the American Civil Liberties Union Ladies and Gentlemen: I am glad you gave an award to the press tonight, because that gave them the…What to the Slave on the Fourth of July?
by Frederick Douglass The Hypocrisy of American Slavery Fellow citizens, pardon me, and allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here today? What have I or those I represent to do with…Trending
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