Frederick Douglass: “The sentiment that brings us here to-day is one of the noblest that…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

The sentiment that brings us here to-day is one of the noblest that can stir and thrill the human heart.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass describes the profound and noble emotion that has brought the assembly together for their shared purpose.

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Frederick Douglass: “The sentiment that brings us here to-day is one of the noblest that can stir and thrill the human heart.”