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Frederick Douglass: “There can be no doubt as to which of these methods of treating the Southern question is the most honest and safe one.”

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There can be no doubt as to which of these methods of treating the Southern question is the most honest and safe one.
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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass asserts that there is a clear and honest method for addressing the Southern question, which he believes should be pursued.

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