"Fredrick Douglass was appalled at the blatant racism that lay behind refusals to accept black troops."
— Frederick Douglass

January 1, 1970

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Civil rights activistsEditors from the United StatesAbolitionistsPublishers from the United StatesJournalists from Maryland
Original Language: English

Sources

David Williams, I Freed Myself: African American Self-Emancipation in the Civil War Era (2014), p. 70