On the record
It has deceived his friends at the North and many good friends at the South, for nearly all of them, in some measure, have accepted this charge against the Negro as true.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It has deceived his friends at the North and many good friends at the South, for nearly all of them, in some measure…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass argues that the false charges against African Americans have misled both Northern and Southern allies.
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