Frederick Douglass: “They suppress the truth rather than take the consequences of telling…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1845

They suppress the truth rather than take the consequences of telling it, and in so doing prove themselves a part of the human family.

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Frederick Douglass

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In his autobiography, Douglass observes how enslaved people suppress truth to survive, demonstrating their human capacity for self-preservation.

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