Frederick Douglass: “The moral which I gained from the dialogue was the power of truth over…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1845

The moral which I gained from the dialogue was the power of truth over the conscience of even a slaveholder.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass explains the profound lesson he learned from a fictional dialogue about slavery, highlighting the persuasive force of truth.

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Frederick Douglass: “The moral which I gained from the dialogue was the power of truth over the conscience of even a slaveholder.”