On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
It was the tory party in England that fought the abolition party at home, and the same party it was, that favored our slaveholding rebellion.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It was the tory party in England that fought the abolition party at home, and the same party it was, that favored our…”
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Douglass reflects on the historical alignment of the Tory party in England with anti-abolitionist sentiment and support for the Confederacy.
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