On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
If it is attempted, by force or fraud to compel the colored people to stay there, they should by all means go--go quickly, and die if need be in the attempt.”...
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “If it is attempted, by force or fraud to compel the colored people to stay there, they should by all means go--go…”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass advocates for resistance and migration if freed people are coerced to remain in the South.
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