On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
In a word, we are made a reproach and a by-word to a mocking earth, and we must continue to be so made, so long as slavery continues to pollute our soil.
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Frederick Douglass
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From his autobiography, Douglass asserts that America will remain an object of international scorn as long as slavery persists within its borders.
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