On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
At this moment, I saw more clearly than ever the brutalizing effects of slavery upon both slave and slaveholder.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “At this moment, I saw more clearly than ever the brutalizing effects of slavery upon both slave and slaveholder.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, this reflects on the profound moral corruption that slavery inflicted upon everyone involved.
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