Frederick Douglass: “He could, when it suited him, appear to be literally insensible to the…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

He could, when it suited him, appear to be literally insensible to the claims of humanity.

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Frederick Douglass

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In his autobiography, Douglass describes the capacity of a slaveholder to disregard human claims when it served his interests.

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