On the record
They are, therefore, for lynching and against giving a fair trial to the accused.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgThey are, therefore, for lynching and against giving a fair trial to the accused.
Douglass critiques the hypocrisy of justifying lynching while denying fair trials to the accused.
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