Feb 9

Frederick Douglass escaped from being a slave to become a leading abolitionist, newspaper publisher, writer, and African American spokesperson. He was born a slave in 1818. The great sin and shame of America is everything that serves to perpetuate slavery. Now, there is no nation that can shut itself up from the surrounding world. Empires and walled cities became unfashionable. The gates of the strong city have been borne away by the arm of commerce. After being expressed on one side of the Atlantic, thoughts are distinctly heard on the other side.