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Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 to Robert Adams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04997 Author/Creator: Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1888/12/04 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 19.8 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy

He is disturbed over the "clamour raised for the disfranchisement of the colored voters of the South." Written on letterhead from Cedar Hill, Douglass's Washington, D.C. home.

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895

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