On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Slavery is a crime, not against Englishmen, but against God, and all the members of the human family; and it belongs to the whole human family to seek its suppression.
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Frederick Douglass
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In his autobiography, Douglass defines slavery as a universal crime, arguing for its suppression by all humanity.
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