On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The key-stone to the arch of this grand union of forces of the slave party is the so-called Compromise of 1850.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The key-stone to the arch of this grand union of forces of the slave party is the so-called Compromise of 1850.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass identifies the Compromise of 1850 as the foundational element uniting the various pro-slavery political forces.
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