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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 56 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Frederick Douglass was a badass. He was a former slave who obtained an education and worked with political leaders, garnering a measure of power and influence himself. He penned one of my favorite quotes of all time:

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.

--Frederick Douglass

[–] be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It is with the greatest of respect for Douglass that I link this ERB video for anyone who hasn't seen it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-ZblMfZpuw

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ha! That is bad ass! Thanks so much for sharing that. I'm going to share this with about ten different people right now.

Glad you enjoyed it! ERB slips some truth into a lot of their videos. It's not the only reason I like them, but it helps.

This one sneaks up on you a bit.

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