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Book/Printed Material Address by Hon. Frederick Douglass, delivered in the Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 9th, 1894, on The lessons of the hour Lessons of the hour

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Title

  • Address by Hon. Frederick Douglass, delivered in the Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 9th, 1894, on The lessons of the hour : in which he discusses the various aspects of the so-called, but mis-called, negro problem ...

Other Title

  • Lessons of the hour

Summary

  • Speech by an agitated Douglass about the so-called "negro problem" in the South. He is pessimistic about prospects for overcoming racial prejudice among southern whites and for securing full legal equality for southern blacks. The solution to the "negro problem" is liberty and full equality for African Americans.

Names

  • Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.
  • Metropolitan A.M.E. Church (Washington, D.C.)
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Baltimore : Press of Thomas & Evans, 1894.

Headings

  • -  African Americans
  • -  United States--Race relations

Genre

  • Addresses--Washington (D.C.)--1894

Notes

  • -  "Ex Senator Bruce who presided on the occasion, in a forcible speech introduced Mr. Douglass as the recognized leader of the colored race in this country."
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site, and on microfilm.
  • -  Replace; LC copy under E185.61.D73 replaced by preservation microfilm (Microfilm 41232 E).

Medium

  • 36 p. ; 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E185.61 .D73
  • E449 .D16 vol. 21, no. 10 Another copy.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 12002894

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Douglass, Frederick, Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. Address by Hon. Frederick Douglass, delivered in the Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 9th, on The lessons of the hour: in which he discusses the various aspects of the so-called, but mis-called, negro problem. Baltimore: Press of Thomas & Evans, 1894. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/12002894/.

APA citation style:

Douglass, F., Metropolitan A.M.E. Church & Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. (1894) Address by Hon. Frederick Douglass, delivered in the Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 9th, on The lessons of the hour: in which he discusses the various aspects of the so-called, but mis-called, negro problem. Baltimore: Press of Thomas & Evans. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/12002894/.

MLA citation style:

Douglass, Frederick, Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. Address by Hon. Frederick Douglass, delivered in the Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 9th, on The lessons of the hour: in which he discusses the various aspects of the so-called, but mis-called, negro problem. Baltimore: Press of Thomas & Evans, 1894. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/12002894/>.