On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Nothing but the shot-gun or the bull-dozer’s whip can keep them from voting their convictions.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Nothing but the shot-gun or the bull-dozer’s whip can keep them from voting their convictions.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass describes the violent methods used to prevent Black citizens from exercising their right to vote according to their beliefs.
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