On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
It was slavery—not its mere incidents—that I hated.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It was slavery—not its mere incidents—that I hated.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass clarifies in his autobiography that his hatred was directed at the institution of slavery itself, rather than just its individual manifestations of cruelty.
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