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Frederick Douglass: One of the invaluable compensations of the late Rebellion is the highly instructive disclosure it made of the true…

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One of the invaluable compensations of the late Rebellion is the highly instructive disclosure it made of the true source of danger to republican government.
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Frederick Douglass

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He reflects on the lessons learned from the Civil War regarding threats to republican governance.

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