On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
They are the people who sympathize with Louis Kossuth and Mazzini, and with the oppressed and enslaved, of every color and nation, the world over.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “They are the people who sympathize with Louis Kossuth and Mazzini, and with the oppressed and enslaved, of every color…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass characterizes his British supporters as champions of liberty and human rights for all oppressed people globally.
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