On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The tremendous question for him to decide was whether his country should survive the crisis and flourish, or be dismembered and perish.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
In a speech commemorating Abraham Lincoln, Douglass articulates the profound choice Lincoln confronted regarding the nation's survival.
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