Who said "I recognize the Negro, not as a slave, but as a man."?

This quote is attributed to Frederick Douglass.

I recognize the Negro, not as a slave, but as a man. - Frederick Douglass

"I recognize the Negro, not as a slave, but as a man."

Frederick Douglass

Abolitionist, Orator American 1818–1895

"It is not the color of the skin that makes a man a slave or a free man, it is the condition of his mind."

"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."

"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."

"I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us."