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Frederick Douglass: “Weeks at Chicago, I hardly need say that such men are not to be depended upon for truth in any case where the rights of…”

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Weeks at Chicago, I hardly need say that such men are not to be depended upon for truth in any case where the rights of the Negro are involved.
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Frederick Douglass

Editor's note · Context

He asserts that individuals who defraud Black voters cannot be trusted in any matter concerning their rights.

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