Frederick Douglass: “It may, perhaps, be fairly questioned, whether any other portion of…”

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It may, perhaps, be fairly questioned, whether any other portion of the population of the earth could have endured the privations, sufferings and horrors of slavery, without having become more degraded in the scale of humanity than the slaves of African descent.

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Frederick Douglass

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He reflects on the resilience of enslaved people in the face of extreme suffering and degradation.

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Frederick Douglass: “It may, perhaps, be fairly questioned, whether any other portion of the population of the earth could have endured the…”

Editor's note · Context