On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
He was preëminently the white man’s President, entirely devoted to the welfare of white men.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “He was preëminently the white man’s President, entirely devoted to the welfare of white men.”
Editor's note · Context
In his speech at the dedication of the Freedmen's Memorial Monument to Abraham Lincoln, Douglass asserts Lincoln's primary focus was on the interests of white citizens.
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