On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Color, therefore, was a very unsatisfactory basis for slavery.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Color, therefore, was a very unsatisfactory basis for slavery.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass reflects on the illogical and unjust basis of slavery.
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