On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
It was born in the tempest and whirlwind of war, and has lived in a storm of violence and blood.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It was born in the tempest and whirlwind of war, and has lived in a storm of violence and blood.”
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From his autobiography, describing the violent and tumultuous origins and ongoing struggles of emancipation in America.
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