I knew that however bad the Republican party was, the Democ… - Frederick Douglass

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I knew that however bad the Republican party was, the Democratic party was much worse. The elements of which the Republican party was composed gave better ground for the ultimate hope of the success of the colored man's cause than those of the Democratic party.

Frederick Douglass

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Frederick Douglass (c. February 1818 – 20 February 1895) was an American abolitionist, orator, author, editor, reformer, women's rights advocate, and statesman during the American Civil War. He was born a slave in Maryland, as Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey.

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Birth Name: Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey

Alternative Names: Frederick Augustus Washington Baly • Fred Bailey • Freddie Bailey

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