In class today, we watched a video of a Frederick Douglass impersonator, named Michael E. Crutche. He was performing a reenactment of one of Douglass's speeches. In this speech, he argued for the necessity of equality in civil rights and suffrage for Blacks. He also complained about the unfair charges levied against the Black community. In particular, he indignantly denied the accusation that Black men cannot be trusted around White women. He asserted that this slanderous charge had absolutely no basis in fact, and that is was extraordinarily dangerous to the reputation of the Black community.
--Wald der Obdachlos
Again -- what do you think? Was Douglass correct in his assessment of what was going on throughout this country? What does he have to say about black people in this country? Is he correct? Do you think that there is purpose and plan to the charges that have been used to keep black people from exercising their rights as citizens?
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