On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The light of no day in our national history has brought to the American people a more intense bereavement, a deeper sorrow, or a more profound sense of humiliation.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The light of no day in our national history has brought to the American people a more intense bereavement, a deeper…”
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In a reflection on a national tragedy, Douglass states that no other day in American history has brought such intense bereavement, sorrow, or humiliation to the American people.
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