On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Slaveholders made it almost impossible for the slave to commit any crime, known either to the laws of God or to the laws of man.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Slaveholders made it almost impossible for the slave to commit any crime, known either to the laws of God or to the laws…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass contends that the very nature of slavery rendered it nearly impossible for an enslaved person to commit a true crime under divine or human law.
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