On the record
But, happily, such men do not represent the sentiments of the colored people, but greatly and flagrantly misrepresent them.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “But, happily, such men do not represent the sentiments of the colored people, but greatly and flagrantly misrepresent…”
Editor's note · Context
He asserts that the sentiments of the colored people are misrepresented by those who deny their obligations to the Republican party.
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