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In Birmingham, England, we were the guests for several days of Mr.Joseph Sturge, whose father was a great abolitionist and friend of Whittier and Garrison.
It was a great privilege to meet throughout England those who had known and honoured the late William Lloyd Garrison, the Hon.
Frederick Douglass, and other abolitionists.
The English abolitionists with whom we came in contact never seemed to tire of talking about these two Americans. Before going to England I had had no proper conception of the deep interest displayed by the abolitionists of England in the cause of freedom, nor did I realize the amount of substantial help given by them. In Bristol, England, both Mrs.Washington and I spoke at the Women's Liberal Club.
I was also the principal speaker at the Commencement exercises of the Royal College for the Blind.
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