On the record
But, manifestly, it is all nonsense to make suffrage to the coloured people, the cause of the failure of good government in the Southern states.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “But, manifestly, it is all nonsense to make suffrage to the coloured people, the cause of the failure of good government…”
Editor's note · Context
He argues against the notion that Black suffrage is the root cause of poor governance in the South.
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