国立アメリカ歴史博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (国立アメリカ歴史博物館Instagram)「Like many of the people who were born enslaved in the United States, Frederick Douglass did not know the exact date of his birth. In his 1845 autobiography, Douglass reflected that he had "no accurate knowledge" of his age, and that his experience was common; he did "not remember to have ever met a slave who could tell of his birthday. " During his life, Douglass adopted today, February 14, as his birthday. This illustration of Frederick Douglass appeared on the cover of pamphlets that circulated one of his final speeches: the "Lessons of the Hour." In the wide-ranging speech, Douglass described the many challenges African Americans faced as the 1800s came to an end—among them institutionalized racism, political repression, economic exploitation, and lynchings—and he assailed commentators who framed these issues as a "Negro problem," rather than a "great national problem" that threatened both the present and future of the nation. Douglass ended his "Lessons of the Hour" with a call to action, asking his audience to remember the "self-evident truths of liberty and equality" that were meant to define the United States at its founding, and to apply "these sublime and glorious truths to the situation now before you." "Put away your race prejudice," Douglass continued, "[b]anish the idea that one class must rule over another. Recognize the fact that the rights of the humblest citizen are as worthy of protection as are those of the highest, and your problem will be solved; and, whatever may be in store for it in the future, whether prosperity, or adversity; whether it shall have foes without, or foes within, whether there shall be peace, or war; based upon the eternal principles of truth, justice and humanity, and with no class having any cause of complaint or grievance, your Republic will stand and flourish forever." #AmericanHistory #History #AfricanAmericanHistory #BlackHistory #CivilRightsHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #AfricanAmericanHistoryMonth #CivilRightsMovement #NationWeBuildTogether #TDIH #OTD」2月14日 23時37分