On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The name of Abraham Lincoln was near and dear to our hearts in the darkest and most perilous hours of the Republic.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The name of Abraham Lincoln was near and dear to our hearts in the darkest and most perilous hours of the Republic.”
Editor's note · Context
In his speech at the dedication of the Freedmen's Memorial Monument to Abraham Lincoln, Douglass acknowledges the deep affection African Americans held for Lincoln during the Civil War.
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