On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The most telling, the most killing refutation of slavery, is the presentation of an industrious, enterprising, thrifty, and intelligent free black population.
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Frederick Douglass
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Douglass asserts that the most effective way to refute slavery is to demonstrate the success and capabilities of a free, industrious, and intelligent Black population.
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