Frederick Douglass: “He ought to have been there, if only to show what American slavery and…”

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He ought to have been there, if only to show what American slavery and American freedom have done for him.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass argues that the presence of educated Black individuals would have showcased the progress made since slavery.

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Frederick Douglass: “He ought to have been there, if only to show what American slavery and American freedom have done for him.”