“I can't tell you how I felt when my father died. But I was able to write Song of Solomon and imagine,… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
“Mr. Johnson had just been reading the "Lady of the Lake," and at once suggested that my name be "Douglass." From that… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will." Frederick Douglas, Address on West India Emancipation 1857” — Connie Rice Copy Share Image
“In the words of Frederick Douglass, “That sturdy old Roman, Benjamin Butler, made the negro a contraband, Abraham Lincoln made him a… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
Mark Twain married the daughter of one of New York State's leading Abolitionists, Jervis Langdon, who helped Frederick Douglass who became the… — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
“The precise ancestry of a black drug dealer or cop killer is irrelevant. His blackness predicts and explains his crime. He reinforces… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
“Frederick Douglass, who had entertained hopes for the Haitian post, graciously conceded defeat. “Your appointment,” he told Bassett, “is a grand achievement… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
