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Frederick Douglass: “Questions of vast moment, left undecided by the last session of Congress, must be manfully grappled with by this.”

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Questions of vast moment, left undecided by the last session of Congress, must be manfully grappled with by this.
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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass emphasizes the importance of addressing unresolved issues in Congress that significantly impact society.

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