Frederick Douglass: “Anderson, but John Brown, began the war that ended American slavery…”

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Anderson, but John Brown, began the war that ended American slavery and made this a free Republic.

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Frederick Douglass

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In this statement, Douglass credits John Brown with initiating the struggle that resulted in the abolition of slavery in America.

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Frederick Douglass: “Anderson, but John Brown, began the war that ended American slavery and made this a free Republic.”