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3 lessons from Frederick Douglass that still apply today

3 lessons from Frederick Douglass that still apply today

1. progress requires pressure
Frederick Douglas taught us that justice is never given freely. It is demanded, organized for,
And fought for.

1. progress requires pressure Frederick Douglas taught us that justice is never given freely. It is demanded, organized for, And fought for.

2. Freedom is taken, not granted
Douglass rejected patience without action.
He believed liberation is built through resistance, not permission.

2. Freedom is taken, not granted Douglass rejected patience without action. He believed liberation is built through resistance, not permission.

3. DISCOMFORT PRECEDES CHANGE
Douglass reminds us that resistance isn’t meant to feel easy, it’s meant to make injustice impossible to ignore.

3. DISCOMFORT PRECEDES CHANGE Douglass reminds us that resistance isn’t meant to feel easy, it’s meant to make injustice impossible to ignore.

“Frederick Douglass was not writing for the past, he was writing for times like this.

The question isn’t whether change is possible. It’s whether we are willing to apply the pressure required to make change happen.”

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Bowdoin Hosts Transcribe-a-Thon to Celebrate (Frederick) Douglass Day

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth &Belated Happy #FrederickDouglassDay

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Let's do what #Google won't and continue celebrating #BHM! Today is #FrederickDouglassDay, #NationalBlackLiteracy Day, and Int'l #BookGivingDay. So pick out your favorite collection of abolitionist writing from Douglass, give it to someone, and celebrate all three events! #resist

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“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”

#FrederickDouglassDay #DemocratsAbroad #BlackHistoryMonth

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Happy Frederick Douglass Day! — The Haitian Project, Inc. Born in slavery, Frederick Douglass never knew the date of his birth, or even how old he was. But the famous abolitionist and orator eventually chose February 14th to celebrate his birthday, recalling...

Born in slavery, #FrederickDouglass never knew the date of his birth, or even how old he was. But the famous abolitionist & orator eventually chose Feb. 14th to celebrate his birthday, recalling that his mother called him her “Little Valentine.” bit.ly/42RGc9d #Haiti #frederickdouglassday

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(1/10) It's #FrederickDouglassDay. But, I think today should really be about Anna Murray Douglas.

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