On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
It is not even within the power of slavery to write indelible sorrow, at a single dash, over the heart of a child.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It is not even within the power of slavery to write indelible sorrow, at a single dash, over the heart of a child.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass asserts that even the institution of slavery cannot instantly inflict permanent, overwhelming sorrow upon a child's heart.
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