On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
I am here, because you have an influence on America that no other nation can have.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I am here, because you have an influence on America that no other nation can have.”
Editor's note · Context
From a speech in Britain, Douglass explains why he chose to speak there about American slavery.
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