On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Are not such deeds condemned by the law and denounced by public opinion?
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Are not such deeds condemned by the law and denounced by public opinion?”
Editor's note · Context
Following a harrowing account of an enslaved woman's suicide to escape recapture, Douglass challenges the notion that such deeds are condemned by law and public opinion.
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