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Frederick Douglass: So profoundly ignorant of the nature of slavery are many persons, that they are stubbornly incredulous whenever they…

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So profoundly ignorant of the nature of slavery are many persons, that they are stubbornly incredulous whenever they read or listen to any recital of the cruelties which are daily inflicted on its victims.
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Frederick Douglass

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He points out the ignorance of many who refuse to believe the realities of slavery's brutality.

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