Frederick Douglass Quotes

I recognize the Republican party as the sheet anchor of the colored man's political hopes and the ark of his safety.

Frederick Douglass

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• I recognize the Republican party as the sheet anchor of the colored man's political hopes and the ark of his safety.

  

  Frederick Douglass
  • Political
  • Party
  • Safety