Frederick Douglass: “Emancipation liberated the master as well as the slave.”

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Emancipation liberated the master as well as the slave.

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Frederick Douglass

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This statement reflects Douglass's belief in the mutual liberation that comes with emancipation for both slaves and their masters.

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