Frederick Douglass to [George F. Edmunds], May 23, 1874
Principal Office of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company
Washington, D.C. May 23rd, 1874
My dear SirEdmunds, George Franklin
George Franklin Edmunds (1828-1919) was a Vermont lawyer, state representative, 1854-1859; state senator, 1861-1862; and U.S. senator, 1866-1891.
:
I give you joy on the passing of your Civil Rights Bill through Senate. Please accept my heartfelt thanks for your agency in this sublime triumph of justice and civilization. Your position was assailed in the Senate last night only by prejudice and false reasoning. The Colored Citizen was put in the position of helplessly imploring somebody to lift them up when in fact your Bill only rolls from his breath an intolerable burden.
Creator
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Date
May 23, 1874
Description
FD to [George F. Edmunds]. ALf: General Correspondence File, reel 2, frame 746L, FD Papers, DLC. Shares joy regarding the Senate’s passing of the Civil Rights Bill.
Publisher
This document was calendared in the published volume and has not been published in full before.
Collection
Library of Congress, Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence File, reel 2, frame 746L
Type
Letters
Publication Status
Unpublished