On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
I think that our labors in Rhode Island during this Dorr excitement did more to abolitionize the State, than any previous, or subsequent work.
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Frederick Douglass
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Douglass reflects on the significant impact of their abolitionist efforts during the Dorr War in Rhode Island.
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