Frederick Douglass: “The abolition heart of the North ached over the delay, and uttered its…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

The abolition heart of the North ached over the delay, and uttered its bitter complaints, but the administration remained blind and dumb.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass describes the frustration of Northern abolitionists with the government's slow response to the issue of slavery during the war.

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