Frederick Douglass Quote

The south was not far behind the north in recognizing Abraham Lincoln as the natural leader of the rising political sentiment of the country against slavery, and it was equally quick in its efforts to counteract and destroy his influence. Its papers teemed with the bitterest invectives against the 'backwoodsman of Illinois', the 'flat-boatman', the 'rail-splitter', the 'third-rate lawyer', and much else and worse.


p. 364. - Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (1881)


The south was not far behind the north in recognizing Abraham Lincoln as the natural leader of the rising political sentiment of the country against...

The south was not far behind the north in recognizing Abraham Lincoln as the natural leader of the rising political sentiment of the country against...

The south was not far behind the north in recognizing Abraham Lincoln as the natural leader of the rising political sentiment of the country against...

The south was not far behind the north in recognizing Abraham Lincoln as the natural leader of the rising political sentiment of the country against...