On the record
The Negro has never set up a separate party, never adopted a Negro platform, never proclaimed or adopted a separate policy for himself or for the country.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Douglass notes that Black individuals have not formed a separate political identity or agenda.
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