Frederick Douglass: “To sum up my argument on this lynching business, it remains to be said…”

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To sum up my argument on this lynching business, it remains to be said that I have shown that the Negro’s accusers in this case have violated their oaths, and have cheated the Negro out of his vote; that they have robbed and defrauded the Negro systematically and persistently, and have boasted of it.

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Frederick Douglass

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Editor's note · Context

Douglass summarizes his argument by asserting that the accusations against Black individuals are based on systematic injustice.

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Frederick Douglass: “To sum up my argument on this lynching business, it remains to be said that I have shown that the Negro’s accusers in…”

Editor's note · Context