On the record
In what we have to say for our laboring class we expect to have and ought to have the sympathy and support of laboring men everywhere and of every color.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “In what we have to say for our laboring class we expect to have and ought to have the sympathy and support of laboring…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass calls for solidarity and support from all laborers, regardless of race, for the working class.
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