On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Deeply interested as “Ossawatamie Brown” was in Kansas he never lost sight of what he called his greater work--the liberation of all the slaves in the United States.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Douglass explains that despite John Brown's involvement in Kansas, his ultimate aim remained the complete emancipation of all enslaved people in the United States.
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