Skip to Content
HomeAbout this siteHelpSearch this site The Library of Congress
America's Story from America's LibraryMeet Amazing AmericansJump Back in TimeExplore the StatesJoin America at PlaySee, Hear and Sing
Jump Back in Time 進步時代 (1890-1913)
 
Timeline
Street scene, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, W.I., c 1901.
海地太子港一個陽光普照的日子

Enlarge this image

弗雷德裡克‧道格拉斯 (Frederick Douglass) 在世界博覽會上發表一篇有關海地 (Haiti) 的演說
189312

透過到別的國家留學或者參觀,我們可以學到很多東西。弗雷德雷克‧道格拉斯是一個作家、出版商,也是廢奴主義者。因為他在1891年至1893年之間,擔任美國駐海地的公使與總領事,所以他對海地的歷史相當熟悉。西元198312日,在芝加哥傑克森公園的世界哥倫比亞博覽會 (World Columbian Exposition) ,道格拉斯站在群眾面前,為海地展示館揭幕,他發表了一篇很重要的演說。


We can learn a lot by studying or visiting countries other than our own. Frederick Douglass, a well-known writer, publisher, and abolitionist (anti-slavery activist), understood the history of Haiti because from 1891 to 1893 he was the country's United States minister and general consul. When he stood before the crowds to open the Haitian Pavilion at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago's Jackson Park on January 2, 1893, he delivered a powerful address.

1/3頁  Next



Library Of Congress | Legal Notices | Privacy | Site Map | Contact Us