
Ep. 190 Free speech and Abolitionism
So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
The Importance of Freedom of Speech
Douglass's newfound ideological liberation propelled him to the front of the abolitionist movement. In an 1854 speech regarding the proposed Kansas-Nebraska Act, Douglass reminded his friends and enemies alike why free speech matters in a democratic society. If the enslaved could not speak for themselves, then Frederick Douglass would speak for them. He believed that freedom of speech was the most important freedom in order to maintain one's liberty.
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