It was once said by the great O’Connell that the history of Ireland might be traced like a wounded man through a crowd by the blood, and the same may be truly said of the history of the colored voters of the South.
Douglass draws a parallel between the historical suffering of the Irish and the struggles of Black voters in the South.
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