Frederick Douglass, as quoted in Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (1881), pp. 433–435
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Neither West Point nor the Democratic Party have been good schools in which to learn justice and fair play to the negro.
— Frederick Douglass on Democratic Party (United States)
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About Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass (c. February 1818 – 20 February 1895) was an American abolitionist, orator, author, editor, reformer, women's rights advocate, and statesman during the American Civil War. He was born a slave in Maryland, as Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey.
About Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass (c. February 1818 – 20 February 1895) was an American abolitionist, orator, author, editor, reformer, women's rights advocate, and statesman during the American Civil War. He was born a slave in Maryland, as Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey.
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