On the record
These were the excuses then depended upon, but never a word was then said or whispered about Negro outrages upon white women and children.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “These were the excuses then depended upon, but never a word was then said or whispered about Negro outrages upon white…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass highlights the absence of discussions about violence against Black individuals while justifying their murder.
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