On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The abolition of slavery in the West Indies gave life and vigor to the abolition movement in America.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The abolition of slavery in the West Indies gave life and vigor to the abolition movement in America.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass notes in his autobiography how the success of abolition in the West Indies energized the anti-slavery cause in the United States.
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