Frederick Douglass
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‘Purely a human contrivance’
On Feb. 7, 1867, amid heavy snow and frigid temperatures, Frederick Douglass came to St. Louis to denounce President Andrew Johnson for his policy of leniency toward the white insurrectionists of the South. His speech, also delivered elsewhere, was titled “Sources of Danger to the Republic.” Douglass spoke at Turner’s Hall — the Turnhalle — Continue reading
