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Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 Two Speeches by Frederick Douglass re: West India emancipation; Dred Scott

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07591 Author/Creator: Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 Place Written: Rochester, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1857 Pagination: 46 p. ; 20.8 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy

Full title: "Two speeches by Frederick Douglass; One on West India Emancipation, delivered at Canandaigua, August 4th and the other on the Dred Scott Decision, delivered in New York... May 1857."

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895

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