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Frederick Douglass: “Like the glorious sun of the heavens, its light shines for all.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Like the glorious sun of the heavens, its light shines for all.
Said by
Frederick Douglass

Editor's note · Context

Speaking on the universal nature of emancipation, Douglass uses a metaphor to illustrate freedom's reach.

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