Frederick Douglass: “The fact is, there are few here who would not return to the south in…”

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The fact is, there are few here who would not return to the south in the event of emancipation.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass points out that many enslaved individuals would prefer to return to the South if they were freed.

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Frederick Douglass: “The fact is, there are few here who would not return to the south in the event of emancipation.”