Frederick Douglass was an emancipated slave who passed from one master to another until he finally found the satisfaction of being his own; he went through almost as many names as masters. His mother's family name, traceable at least as far back as 1701 was Bailey, the name he bore until his flight to freedom in 1838. His father may or may not have been a white man named Anthony, but Douglass never firmly validated or rejected …showed first 75 words of 2450 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2450 total…before us. Just as whites deprived blacks of certain basics, we too are indirectly depriving blacks today of respect, depriving blacks of chances with a better education, and a feeling that they cannot legitimately contribute to society in a significant way. So, what Frederick Douglass started it is up to our generation to finish. We can see the finish line, we just have to have the persistence to keep on running and cross the line.