Frederick Douglass to be honored in Congress with statue

[Origanalist]

A bipartisan group of lawmakers next week will honor Frederick Douglass, the early civil rights leader, orator and writer who escaped slavery in 1838, with a statue in the U.S. Capitol.

A gift of the District of Columbia, the statue will be placed in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitors Center on Wednesday, June 19.

"It's a fitting tribute to one of the greatest Americans and voices for freedom who ever lived," House Speaker John Boehner said. (oh the irony)

For those not in the capital area, the statue unveiling will be streamed live online.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/f...141038389.html

[FrankRep]

Wow. The government actually honoring a Civil Rights leader that wasn't a Socialist.

[compromise]

Wasn't Douglass one of those early left-leaning Republicans?

[FrankRep]

The Frederick Douglass Foundation


"The Largest Christ-Centered, Multi-Ethnic and Republican Ministry in America"

Founded by Timothy Johnson, Dean Nelson and Troy Rollings, The Frederick Douglass Foundation is a national Christ-centered
education and public policy organization with local chapters across the United States which brings the sanctity of free market and
limited government ideas to bear on the hardest problems facing our nation. We are a collection of pro-active individuals committed
to developing innovative and new approaches to today's problems with the assistance of elected officials, scholars from universities
and colleges and community activist.

Our Goals: Educate, Enhance, and Empower


A. By being a liaisons to Black, Faith Based organizations, Conservative candidates, party and elected officials.

B. We will reach out to educate the social, cultural, spiritual, and civic rights needs of our nation.

C. We will train political workers, volunteers, and candidates as leaders in the political arena.

D. Provide tools for improving the economic status of the individuals, families and businesses within the targeted communities, thus,
enhancing the quality of life.

E. Assist families in their efforts to remain safe and self-sufficient through education and training.

F. Develop community outreach projects that educate the community on housing, medical information, job training projects, and
literacy development.

We plan on presenting position papers in the following areas:

* Providing a sound, basic education to every child.
* Crushing tax burdens on families and businesses.
* The costly, immoral, and destructive welfare state.
* Lack of economic opportunities for all citizens.
* A decline of individual freedom and self-reliance.

Members of the Frederick Douglass Foundation believe:

We live in a land of liberty where natural rights of individuals precede and supersede the power of the state.

We are a constitutional republic in which government power is limited and employed for the purpose of providing legitimate public
goods rather than for the benefit of insiders and narrow interest groups.

We are a free market in which persons, individually or collectively, have the natural right to sell goods and services to willing buyers,
and in which the individual pursuit of economic opportunity benefits all.

We are a free society where citizens solve social problems not only through government but also by working together in families,
neighborhoods, churches, charities, and other private, voluntary organizations.

[NIU Students for Liberty]

Now if only they'd erect a statue in honor of Lysander Spooner.

[Anti Federalist]

Now if only they'd erect a statue in honor of Lysander Spooner.

So...Much...Irony...