Then the love of country, the dread of isolation, the lack of adventurous spirit, and the thought of seeming to desert their “brethren in bonds,” are a powerful check upon all schemes of colonization, which look to the removal of the colored people, without the slaves.
Douglass outlines several profound reasons, including patriotism and solidarity with enslaved people, that deter free Black individuals from supporting colonization efforts.
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