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Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches

He writes his final speechin 1893, then he begins totake it on the road. He's also growing...

He writes his final speech
in 1893, then he begins to
take it on the road. He's also growing old

Full Transcript

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He writes his final speech in 1893,
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then he begins to take it on the road.
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He's also growing old.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
49
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:55
Uploaded
Mar 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
McGee Media,Inkwell Media

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Inspired by David Blight's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom.
He is constantly complaining about his hands shaking. - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:07
He is constantly complaining about his hands shaking.
Gates: But, he's always drawn back into combat. - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:10
Gates: But, he's always drawn back into combat.
Some of these tend to dim the luster of the American name - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:10
Some of these tend to dim the luster of the American name
Principles, which we all thought to have been permanently settled - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:12
Principles, which we all thought to have been permanently se...
When the moral sense of a nation begins to decline - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:12
When the moral sense of a nation begins to decline
I have waited patiently, but anxiously, - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:10
I have waited patiently, but anxiously,
Our newspapers are daily disfigured - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:07
Our newspapers are daily disfigured
It's commonly thought that only the lowest - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:13
It's commonly thought that only the lowest
But the Southern mob, in its rage, - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:12
But the Southern mob, in its rage,
Their institutions have taught them no respect for human life, - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:08
Their institutions have taught them no respect for human lif...
But, my friends, I must stop. - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:06
But, my friends, I must stop.
Time and strength are not equal to the task before me. - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:06
Time and strength are not equal to the task before me.
But could I be heard by this great nation, - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:12
But could I be heard by this great nation,
It announced the advent of a nation - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:11
It announced the advent of a nation
Apply these sublime and glorious truths - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:08
Apply these sublime and glorious truths
Banish the idea that one class must rule over another. - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:05
Banish the idea that one class must rule over another.
Recognize the fact that the rights of the humblest citizen - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:12
Recognize the fact that the rights of the humblest citizen
And whatever may be in store for it in the future, - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:24
And whatever may be in store for it in the future,
This "Lessons of the Hour" is a speech that resonates now - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:08
This "Lessons of the Hour" is a speech that resona...
He represents what we miss - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:18
He represents what we miss