On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
By law, by the constitution of the United States, slavery has no existence in our country.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “By law, by the constitution of the United States, slavery has no existence in our country.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass states the legal reality that slavery has been abolished by the Constitution and laws of the United States.
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