On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The plea for this outrage was then, as it is now and at all times—the danger to good order.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The plea for this outrage was then, as it is now and at all times—the danger to good order.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass reflects on the common justification used to suppress the education of enslaved people.
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