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It clouds the character of the Negro with a crime the most shocking that men can commit, and is fitted to drive from the criminal all pity and all fair play and all mercy.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It clouds the character of the Negro with a crime the most shocking that men can commit, and is fitted to drive from the…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes the devastating impact of false accusations on the character of African Americans.
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