Frederick Douglass: “He did not ask them their wishes in regard to the matter at all; they…”

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He did not ask them their wishes in regard to the matter at all; they were not consulted.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass highlights the complete disregard for the wishes of enslaved individuals in matters concerning their lives.

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