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‘As a lever gains power by its distance from the fulcrum’: tracing Frederick Douglass in the Irish Atlantic World

“De la même manière qu’un levier obtient sa puissance selon sa distance du point d’appui”: sur les traces de Frederick Douglass dans le monde atlantique irlandais

‘Como una palanca gana potencia por su distancia desde el punto de apoyo’: el rastreo de Frederick Douglass en el mundo atlántico de Irlanda

Pages 395-414 | Received 24 Jul 2014, Accepted 19 Apr 2016, Published online: 26 May 2016

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