The Importance of Getting History Right, Part 3
The Way Out of Slavery
8/5/16
Years After the Constitutional Convention of 1787, in the Throes of the Civil War, America’s Leaders Look to the Founders—and the Constitution—to Guide the Nation out of Slavery
Frederick Douglass was born a slave in Maryland in 1818, yet he became a powerful advocate for freedom and liberty throughout the United States. Significantly, in making his case for liberty for all people, regardless of race, Douglass upheld the US Constitution and defended the work of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Douglass understood what many today have either forgotten or never heard. After highlighting a primary theme in Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg address, this post introduces readers to Frederick Douglass. Do not miss meeting him!
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