On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Slavery is always slavery; always the same foul, haggard, and damning scourge, whether found in the eastern or in the western hemisphere.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Slavery is always slavery; always the same foul, haggard, and damning scourge, whether found in the eastern or in the…”
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Douglass declares that slavery is an inherently evil and unchanging institution, regardless of its geographical location.
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