Frederick Douglass: “It will be condemned; and while it is condemned there will be…”

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It will be condemned; and while it is condemned there will be agitation.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass argues that the condemnation of slavery will lead to ongoing agitation for justice.

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Frederick Douglass: “It will be condemned; and while it is condemned there will be agitation.”