On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
To protect, defend, and perpetuate slavery in the States where it existed Abraham Lincoln was not less ready than any other President to draw the sword of the nation.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
In his speech at the dedication of the Freedmen's Memorial Monument to Abraham Lincoln, Douglass asserts Lincoln's initial readiness to defend slavery where it was constitutionally protected.
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