On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
I felt that a great champion of freedom had fallen, and that the cause of the American slave, not less than the cause of his country, had met with a great loss.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I felt that a great champion of freedom had fallen, and that the cause of the American slave, not less than the cause of…”
Editor's note · Context
Reflecting on the death of Daniel O'Connell, Douglass expresses his profound sense of loss for the cause of freedom and the American slave.
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