On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
One gallant rush from the North will fling it wide open, while four millions of our brothers and sisters shall march out into liberty.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “One gallant rush from the North will fling it wide open, while four millions of our brothers and sisters shall march out…”
Editor's note · Context
In an appeal to Black men to join the Union Army, Douglass calls for decisive action to secure the freedom of four million enslaved people.
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