Douglass quotation on each citizen's right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC01116
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to the 1870s
Title	Douglass quotation on each citizen's right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Date	22 August 1879
Author	Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895)
Document Type	Government document
Content Description	Reads "A government that cannot, or does not protect the humblest Citizen in his right to life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness, should be reformed or overthrown without delay."
Subjects	African American History Slavery Civil Rights Freedom and Independence Government and Civics
People	Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895)
Place written	Washington, D.C.
Theme	African Americans; Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Transcript	Show/hide Washington D.C. August 22d. 1879 A government that cannot or does not protect the humblest Citizen in his right to life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness, should be reformed or overthrown without delay. Fredk. Douglass.