On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Behold the practical operation of this internal slave trade—the American slave trade sustained by American politics and American religion!
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Behold the practical operation of this internal slave trade—the American slave trade sustained by American politics and…”
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From his autobiography, Douglass introduces a vivid description of the domestic slave trade, implicating American institutions in its perpetuation.
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