Frederick Douglass: “Woe to the slaveholder when he undertakes to hinder or to prevent the…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

Woe to the slaveholder when he undertakes to hinder or to prevent the operation of these electric conductors.

Said by

Frederick Douglass

Source

In his autobiography, Douglass warns slaveholders about the severe consequences of removing the limited freedoms granted to enslaved people.

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Frederick Douglass: “Woe to the slaveholder when he undertakes to hinder or to prevent the operation of these electric conductors.”