Frederick Douglass: “It is the nature of slavery to beget a state of things all around it…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

It is the nature of slavery to beget a state of things all around it favorable to its own continuance.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass asserts that slavery inherently creates conditions that support its own continuation.

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Frederick Douglass: “It is the nature of slavery to beget a state of things all around it favorable to its own continuance.”