On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
We stand to-day at the beginning of a grand and beneficent reaction.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “We stand to-day at the beginning of a grand and beneficent reaction.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, expressing optimism about the future direction of the nation, on the potential for positive social change.
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