Frederick Douglass: “The people were more enlightened and had made more progress than their…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

The people were more enlightened and had made more progress than their leaders had supposed.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass observes that the general public was more accepting and progressive than political leaders had anticipated.

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Frederick Douglass: “The people were more enlightened and had made more progress than their leaders had supposed.”