Frederick Douglass Responds to Lincoln’s Call for Colonization

| January 5, 2012

January 5, 1862 (Sunday) “What shall be done with the slaves if emancipated?” The question, on the minds of millions, both north and south, was the subject of debate, editorials, and parlor room conversations. It had been so for years, but recently, especially since President Abraham Lincoln’s December 3rd message to Congress, the question hung [...]