tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post3927892056753586970..comments2024-03-28T09:13:04.373-04:00Comments on KIKO'S HOUSE: Book Review: Did Frederick Douglass Labor In Vain For The Liberation Of Blacks?Shaun Mullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964214385216513188noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-44157001820275199102019-01-08T23:05:24.175-05:002019-01-08T23:05:24.175-05:00Nice review, Shaun.
I do not recall in any histo...Nice review, Shaun. <br /><br />I do not recall in any history class hearing about the relationship between Douglass and Lincoln, at least not in any great detail. That is unfortunate, because this essential encounter produced a pivotal moment in our history, before (as you pointed out) Republicans returned to following the Capitalist God, leaving the dreams of Douglass and Lincoln to be realized at some undetermined point in our future. For me, their interaction says so much about Americans and why we continue to struggle with issues of race. <br /><br />The struggle continues.RadioPetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06600186417494230991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-35140541998665329022019-01-08T13:50:52.749-05:002019-01-08T13:50:52.749-05:00"[But] we ought to have our government so sha... "[But] we ought to have our government so shaped that even when in the hands of a bad man we shall be safe."<br /><br />Amen.<br /><br />I remember thinking when Obama was stretching executive powers, "Hmm, he's making some very dicey precedents for the day when someone perhaps not quite so on the side of the angels becomes president..."Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-85405213817884497132019-01-08T09:54:10.818-05:002019-01-08T09:54:10.818-05:00The photo of Douglas that you include suggests a m...The photo of Douglas that you include suggests a man of great intellect and dignity. Will our nation ever leave behind the racial prejudice that motivates so many? Thanks for the review, Shaun.Bscharlotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667913621618808338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-68963840583828873862019-01-08T09:18:08.433-05:002019-01-08T09:18:08.433-05:00Sounds like an important work.Sounds like an important work.Phillip Bannowskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15635421147908549692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-82990867415724897112019-01-08T09:15:17.648-05:002019-01-08T09:15:17.648-05:00Thanks, Shaun.Thanks, Shaun.Carolnoreply@blogger.com