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Treasures of the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Men of color, to arms! : a call by Frederick Douglass
[Rochester, N.Y.]
1863
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 22 x 16 cm
In this broadside, African American statesman Frederick Douglass urges Black men to fight for the Union and enlist in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry. Signed at end: Frederick Douglass, Rochester, March 2, 1863.
Broadsides -- SY1863 no.50 85251d_MenOfColorToArms_SY1863_50.tif
United States. Army
Massachusetts--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American
broadsides (notices) circulars (fliers)
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