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Frederick Douglass: “America will not allow her children to love her.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
America will not allow her children to love her.
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Frederick Douglass

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In his autobiography, Douglass laments that America's systemic injustices prevent its oppressed citizens from feeling true affection for their country.

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