On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Oh! sir, a slaveholder never appears to me so completely an agent of hell, as when I think of and look upon my dear children.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass expresses his profound revulsion towards slaveholders when considering the fate of his own children.
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