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On the contrary, they all confess themselves powerless to protect our class; and thus you and I and all of us are struck down, and bloody treason flourishes over us.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “On the contrary, they all confess themselves powerless to protect our class; and thus you and I and all of us are struck…”
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He emphasizes the powerlessness of the government to protect Black individuals from violence, illustrating systemic failure.
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