Frederick Douglass: “Anti-slavery is no longer a thing to be prevented.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

Anti-slavery is no longer a thing to be prevented.

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Frederick Douglass

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From his autobiography, Douglass asserts that the anti-slavery movement has gained irreversible momentum and can no longer be suppressed.

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