Frederick Douglass: “If with the negro was success in war, and without him failure, so in…”

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If with the negro was success in war, and without him failure, so in peace it will be found that the nation must fall or flourish with the negro.

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Frederick Douglass

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He emphasizes that the nation's success in peace is dependent on the inclusion of the negro in society.

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