On the record
Not a breeze comes to us from the late rebellious states that is not tainted and freighted with Negro blood.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Not a breeze comes to us from the late rebellious states that is not tainted and freighted with Negro blood.”
Editor's note · Context
He vividly describes the pervasive atmosphere of violence and bloodshed that permeates the South following the Civil War.
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