Frederick Douglass: “It has illustrated before all the people the horrible character of…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

It has illustrated before all the people the horrible character of slavery toward the slave, in hunting him down in a free state, and tearing him away from wife and children, thus setting its claims higher than marriage or parental claims.

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Frederick Douglass

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Editor's note · Context

Douglass explains how the Fugitive Slave Act exposed the inherent cruelty of slavery by violating fundamental human bonds.

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Frederick Douglass: “It has illustrated before all the people the horrible character of slavery toward the slave, in hunting him down in a…”

Editor's note · Context