On the record
Now, my friends, I ask what is the manifest meaning of this charge at this time?
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Now, my friends, I ask what is the manifest meaning of this charge at this time?”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass questions the timing and relevance of the charges against Black people, urging his audience to consider their implications.
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