On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
She is still the mother country, and the mother, too, of our abolition movement.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “She is still the mother country, and the mother, too, of our abolition movement.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass acknowledges England's foundational role both as a cultural origin and as an inspiration for the American abolition movement.
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