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Frederick Douglass: The whole movement on the part of the States bears unmistakable evidence of having one origin, of emanating from one…

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The whole movement on the part of the States bears unmistakable evidence of having one origin, of emanating from one head, and urged forward by one power.
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Frederick Douglass

Editor's note · Context

Douglass observes the unified and deliberate efforts of states to advance the interests of the slave power.

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