On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
But thus far, the government had not kept its promise, or the promise made for it.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “But thus far, the government had not kept its promise, or the promise made for it.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass expresses his dismay that the government had failed to uphold its promises of equal treatment for Black soldiers in the Union army.
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