Frederick Douglass: “The plea for this outrage was then, as it is now and at all times—the…”

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

Source

From his autobiography, Douglass reflects on the common justification used to suppress the education of enslaved people.

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Frederick Douglass: “The plea for this outrage was then, as it is now and at all times—the danger to good order.”