Frederick Douglass: “It cannot be done by ballot-box stuffing, by falsifying election…”

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It cannot be done by ballot-box stuffing, by falsifying election returns, or by confusing the Negro voter by cunning devices.

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Frederick Douglass

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In this statement, Douglass condemns corrupt practices that undermine democracy and the rights of Black voters.

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Frederick Douglass: “It cannot be done by ballot-box stuffing, by falsifying election returns, or by confusing the Negro voter by cunning…”