The following is part of an impromptu speech given by Frederick Douglass at the 1888 Republican National Convention in Chicago, Ill., where S. A. McElwee was a delegate from Tennessee. Some changes have been made for consistency with contemporary usage and clarity. “…and when this great Republic (the United States) was at its extremest need; ...
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