Frederick Douglass: “Tell me, citizens, where, under the sun, can you witness a spectacle…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

Tell me, citizens, where, under the sun, can you witness a spectacle more fiendish and shocking.

Said by

Frederick Douglass

Source

In his autobiography, Douglass challenges readers to find a more horrific sight than the American slave trade.

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Frederick Douglass: “Tell me, citizens, where, under the sun, can you witness a spectacle more fiendish and shocking.”