Frederick Douglass: “I object to the colonization scheme, because it tends to weaken the…”

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I object to the colonization scheme, because it tends to weaken the Negro’s hold on one country, while it can give him no rational hope of another.

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Frederick Douglass

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He objects to colonization because it undermines African Americans' connection to their country without offering a viable alternative.

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