On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The counsel I give comes of close observation of the great struggle now in progress, and of the deep conviction that this is your hour and mine.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Douglass asserts that his urgent advice to black men to join the Union cause stems from careful analysis of the war and a belief in its pivotal importance for their future.
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