On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
But I remembered that during that war, there were two Englands, as there were two Americas, and that one was true to liberty while the other was true to slavery.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “But I remembered that during that war, there were two Englands, as there were two Americas, and that one was true to…”
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Douglass explains his nuanced view of England's role during the American Civil War, recognizing internal divisions mirroring those in the United States.
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