On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The slave-holder is not satisfied to associate with men in the church or in the state, unless he can thereby stain them with the blood of his slaves.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The slave-holder is not satisfied to associate with men in the church or in the state, unless he can thereby stain them…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass asserts that slaveholders seek to implicate others in their crimes, even within religious and governmental institutions.
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