On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
I must not assert my innocence of the allegations he had piled up against me, for that would be impudence.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I must not assert my innocence of the allegations he had piled up against me, for that would be impudence.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes the impossible position of an enslaved person, where even defending oneself against false accusations is deemed an act of defiance.
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