On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
My next answer is, that the slave is a man, and, as such, is entitled to your sympathy as a brother.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “My next answer is, that the slave is a man, and, as such, is entitled to your sympathy as a brother.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass explains his rationale for addressing an international audience, emphasizing the shared humanity of the enslaved and their right to universal sympathy.
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