On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Still another ground of hope I find in the fact that colored men are strong in their gratitude to benefactors, and firm in their political convictions.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Still another ground of hope I find in the fact that colored men are strong in their gratitude to benefactors, and firm…”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass identifies the gratitude and steadfast political convictions of Black men as another reason for optimism.
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