On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
Such was, and such remains, the state of things in the Christian city of Baltimore.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Such was, and such remains, the state of things in the Christian city of Baltimore.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass concludes his account of the legal and social injustices he faced, highlighting the enduring nature of these conditions even in a supposedly Christian city.
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