On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The colored man, there, must not only shun evil, but shun the very appearance of evil, or be condemned as a criminal.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The colored man, there, must not only shun evil, but shun the very appearance of evil, or be condemned as a criminal.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass describes the impossible standards of conduct and constant suspicion faced by Black individuals in slaveholding communities.
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