. >> mr. douglass. if this administration goes too far, we will bring down upon ourselves all of the hatred that is felt for the negro. this will hinder our ability to successfully conclude this war. we, both of us, have much to gain in this regard. >> let us pray that this family is never separated again. >> what happens now that our people are free? >> in my heart, i fear the danger that the victory you and other black men fought to gain will be lost. >> but president johnson -- >> andrew johnson is no friend of the negro people. >> you mean we have suffered for all these years for nothing? >> without the vote, freedom is a mockery. the negro will no longer be a slave to an individual master, we will be a slave to society. it is the spirit of hate, of murder, that would murder a family in their beds. but one thing i know, and that is there is no middle ground for us. we must either have all the rights of american citizens or we must be exterminated, for we shall never again be slaves. [applause] ♪ >

. >> mr. douglass. if this administration goes too far, we will bring down upon ourselves all of the hatred. it will hinder our ability to successfully conclude this war. we, both of us, have much to gain. >> what happens now that our people are free? >> in my heart, i fear the danger that what we have gained will be lost. >> but the president -- >> andrew johnson is no friend of the negro people. >> you mean we have suffered for all these years for nothing? >> people bill no longer be a slave to an individual master, we will be a slave to society. it is the spirit of hate, of murder, that would murder a family in their beds. but one thing i know, and that is there is no middle ground for us. we must either have all the rights of american citizens or we must be exterminated, for we shall never again be slaves. [applause] ♪ >> did you like it? >> it is beautiful. maybe too grand. >> resident hayes would not have the united states marshal living in a log cabin. >> mr. lincoln lived in a log cabin. [laug

. >> can i talk to you for a moment, mr. douglass? >> well, martin, i have left one meeting, i have barely had time to supper before i go to another. stopped by tomorrow, i will have more than just a moment. >> but i just have a question. >> all right, just one. >> sir, you lived in the old days, and in the new times. it seems all these rights we wanted are being taken away for us would at vice would you have for a young fellow like me who wants all people to live in liberty and justice >> agitate, martin. agitated. agitates. agitated. >> if there is no struggle, there is no progress. the struggle may be physical, and both mental and physical, but it must be a struggle. i have little hope for that freedom of the slave by pace. within our without the union, slavery must fall. we must rise. slavery cannot last. the rich landowners of other countries -- it's hardly necessary for me to say that i've already said. slavery is the common enemy of all man. stepped on the freestyle of massachusetts. never forget the justice is safety to the na