On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The slave is bound to mankind by the powerful and inextricable net-work of human brotherhood.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The slave is bound to mankind by the powerful and inextricable net-work of human brotherhood.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass declares that the enslaved person remains fundamentally connected to all humanity through an unbreakable bond of brotherhood.
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