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All her hills and valleys were studded with material for a disastrous conflagration, and one spark of the dauntless spirit of Brown might set the whole State in flames.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Douglass reflects on the potential impact of John Brown's spirit on the fight against slavery in Virginia.
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