Frederick Douglass: What the Black Man Wants - 1865, Hear and Read the Speech

Listen to and Read: What the Black Man Wants, a speech delivered by former slave Frederick Douglass in 1865 at the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, an organization inspired by Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. In this address, Mr. Douglass requests that the American people extend to African Americans the chance to live independently as U.S. citizens.
This speech was referenced by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in his dissenting opinion in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003).
Narrator: Timelessreader1
Photographer: Timelessreader1
Text: This speech, delivered in 1865, is in the Public Domain.

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OMG such a great voice with so much flow in energy when reading. Listening to this whole speech made my reading so much easier

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This video is awesome!

[@here5574]

wow thank you for this! made it a more exciting read! now just need to understand what means.. (for my history class)

[@cherokeejames963]

He said we belong on the planet wow😮😮😮😮

[@cherokeejames963]

Love me some fred😅

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