Frederick Douglass: “More than twenty years of unswerving devotion to our common cause may…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

More than twenty years of unswerving devotion to our common cause may give me some humble claim to be trusted at this momentous crisis.

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Frederick Douglass

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In an appeal for Black men to join the Union Army, Douglass asserts his credibility based on his long-standing commitment to the cause of freedom.

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