Frederick Douglass: “Fellow citizens, this murderous traffic is to-day in active operation…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

Fellow citizens, this murderous traffic is to-day in active operation in this boasted republic.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass directly addresses his audience, asserting that the brutal slave trade continues within the United States.

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Frederick Douglass: “Fellow citizens, this murderous traffic is to-day in active operation in this boasted republic.”