On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The slaveholders want total darkness on the subject.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The slaveholders want total darkness on the subject.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass asserts that slaveholders actively seek to suppress any public discussion or revelation about the realities of slavery.
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