Frederick Douglass: “Slavery is one of those monsters of darkness to whom the light of…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

Slavery is one of those monsters of darkness to whom the light of truth is death.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass uses a vivid metaphor to describe how the exposure of truth inevitably leads to the demise of slavery.

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Frederick Douglass: “Slavery is one of those monsters of darkness to whom the light of truth is death.”