On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
He could not only be deaf to the appeals of the helpless against the aggressor, but he could himself commit outrages deep, dark, and nameless.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “He could not only be deaf to the appeals of the helpless against the aggressor, but he could himself commit outrages…”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass describes the extreme cruelty and moral insensitivity exhibited by a slaveholder.
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