Did the leading anti-slavery activist of the 19th century, Frederick Douglas, view the Constitution as a pro-slavery document?
Frederick Douglas answers this question and more in his groundbreaking 1855 book "The Anti-slavery movement. "
In introducing his book, Douglas writes:
"When I speak of the anti-slavery movement, I mean to refer to that combination of moral, religious and political forces which has long been, and is now, operating and cooperating for the abolition of slavery in this country, and throughout the world."
About the author:
Frederick Douglass (1817– 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, becoming famous for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.
