Frederick Douglass letter and autograph

Item Info

Title:
Frederick Douglass letter and autograph
Date:
1875 to 1880
Creator:
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Description:
A Douglass autograph and a letter from Douglass to Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback, 1875 July 16, mentioning a meeting to be held as a preliminary to the Republican National Convention of 1876. Douglass writes, "With the immense political power now in our hands, if wisely exercised, the colored people of this country need not fail to have all their rights respected nor fail to secure a respectable and proportionate representation both in the states and in the nation."
Subject:
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Format:
Language:
English
Extent:
2 items
Digital Collection:
Frederick Douglass letter and autograph
Rights:
Free Re-Use
No Copyright - United States
Identifier:
  • RL.30750
  • 002561021
  • seca-3ccf43ac-be66-4a6b-b04b-2d2d459fb5ea
  • secst0750
  • ark:/87924/r4rv0jh58
  • 19a9deba-bdca-42fd-ac3a-716a9d618cda
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