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

Frederick Douglass

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Power relations Fighting for justice Political progress Politics Progress

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Frederick Douglass

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Political speech

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English

Time

1857 1850s 19th century

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Black activist Abolitionist Activist Writer

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United States

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Douglass, Frederick. "West India Emancipation." 3 Aug. 1857, Canandaigua, NY, USA.

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I celebrate myself and sing myself,
And what I assume you shall assume,
For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.
I loafe and invite my soul,
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Whitman, Walt. Leaves of Grass. Brooklyn, New York: Self-published, 1855, poem 1.

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Whitman, Walt. "Song of Myself." Leaves of Grass and Other Writings. W. W. Norton & Company, 2002, sect. 1, I. 1.

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I do not pretend to understand the moral universe, the arc is a long one... But from what I see I am sure it bends towards justice.

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Theodore Parker
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Ten Sermons of Religion
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1853 1850s 19th century
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Our flag is red, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbow-red, yellow, brown, black and white-and all are precious in God's sight. America is not like a blanket, one piece of unbroken cloth-the same color, the same texture, the same size. It is more like a quilt-many patches, many pieces, many colors, many sizes, all woven and held together by a common thread.

Jesse Jackson

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Jesse Jackson
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Address to Democratic National Convention, 1988
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Language
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1984 1980s 20th century
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Jackson, Jesse. Address in San Francisco. Democratic National Convention. 17 July 1984, San Francisco, CA, USA.