Don't kid yourself into thinking that Douglass would have been some Trump supporter. And keep in mind Douglass didn't really live to see the full horrors of Jim Crow. His entire life - and then decades upon decades after his life - was characterized by this country absolutely failing to meet him on the "fair field" that he requested.

You should read his 3rd autobiography. It's one of the best books you can read. It's amazing to me that a biopic hasn't been made. He was one bad mutha.

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Posted by L.A.

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Posted on 1/30/18 at 3:24 pm to Big Scrub TX

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And keep in mind Douglass didn't really live to see the full horrors of Jim Crow

He lived through SLAVERY. He WAS a slave for awhile.

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Posted by Amadeo

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Posted on 1/30/18 at 3:53 pm to Big Scrub TX

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Don't kid yourself into thinking that Douglass would have been some Trump supporter.

And to think that Douglass wouldn't be dismissed as an "Uncle Tom" by the left is equal bufoonery

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Posted by Foch

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Posted on 1/30/18 at 4:07 pm to Big Scrub TX

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And keep in mind Douglass didn't really live to see the full horrors of Jim Crow.

What about living in the Jim Crow period would have changed Douglas’ opinion about the government needing to recognize the individual rather than burden or bless a racial group?

How can you honestly say that Jim Crow proves anything besides the necessity for our government to treat all citizens as equal individuals before the law?

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