On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
It would be an attack upon the federal government, and would array the whole country against us.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It would be an attack upon the federal government, and would array the whole country against us.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass explains his reasoning for opposing John Brown's Harper's Ferry plan, warning of the national backlash it would provoke.
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