10/31/2015
Mariama
Diallo
A Lecture on the Anti-Slavery Movement
Ladies
and gentlemen, I am not superstitious, but I recognize an arm stronger than any
human arm, and an intelligence higher than any human intelligence, guarding and
guiding this Anti-Slavery cause, through all the dangers and perils that beset
it, and making even auxiliaries of enemies, and confounding all worldly wisdom
for its advancement. Let us trust that arm—let us confide in that
intelligence—in conducting this movement; and whether it shall be ours to witness
the fulfillment of our hopes, the end of American slavery or not, we shall have
the tranquil satisfaction of having faithfully adhered to eternal principles of
rectitude, and may lay down life in the triumphant faith, that those principles
will, ultimately, prevail.
In
this passage, Frederick Douglass is encouraging himself and the Ladies of the
Rochester Anti-Slavery Movement to continue the Anti-Slavery Movement even
though the road will be full of obstacles. Frederick Douglass also believed that
their hard work and dedication will one day prevail because the higher power of
god was is and will protect and direct the Anti-Slavery Movement to victory. In
addition, Frederick Douglass believed that one day people’s conscience will
change and they (Frederick Douglass and the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society)
might not live long enough to witness that moment.
I
choose this passage because it is very important to me. I believe in the power
of God; he likes justice; he likes people to be just to one and other
regardless of their gender, race, and ethnicity etc. therefore, God will help
people like Frederick Douglass win the battle of justice during their life time
or after but justice will always prevail.
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