On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Among honest men an honest man may well be content with one name, and to acknowledge it at all times and in all places; but toward fugitives, Americans are not honest.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Among honest men an honest man may well be content with one name, and to acknowledge it at all times and in all places…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass reflects on the necessity of changing names for fugitives, contrasting the ideal of honesty with the reality faced by escaped slaves.
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