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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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.
Contributor 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.
Subject 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.
Library of Congress Control Number
12002894
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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/>.

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