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They had known the Democratic party long and well and only as the party of the old master class.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “They had known the Democratic party long and well and only as the party of the old master class.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass highlights the long-standing relationship between African Americans and the Democratic Party, which they viewed as oppressive.
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