Collected Articles of Frederick Douglass
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He was understandably suspicious of white people. But Abraham Lincoln was one white person who not only enjoyed Douglass’ respect but his warm affection as well. Douglass said of Lincoln, “There was no vain pomp and ceremony about him…In his company I was never in any way reminded of my humble origin, or of my unpopular color.”
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Frederick Douglass
United States
Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Ma...
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