On the record
This great measure is sought as earnestly by loyal white men as by loyal blacks, and is needed alike by both.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “This great measure is sought as earnestly by loyal white men as by loyal blacks, and is needed alike by both.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass points out that the need for this reconstruction is shared by both loyal white and black citizens.
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