Frederick Douglass: “Whether we should survive or perish, depended in large measure upon…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

Whether we should survive or perish, depended in large measure upon the coming of this proclamation.

Said by

Frederick Douglass

Source

From his autobiography, emphasizing the critical importance of the Emancipation Proclamation for the survival and success of the Union cause.

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