On the record
My third ground is the palpable unfitness of the mob to testify and which is the main witness in the case.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “My third ground is the palpable unfitness of the mob to testify and which is the main witness in the case.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass argues that the mob's unfitness to testify undermines the credibility of the accusations.
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