On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The mother, at the verge of the grave, may not gather her children, to impart to them her holy admonitions, and invoke for them her dying benediction.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The mother, at the verge of the grave, may not gather her children, to impart to them her holy admonitions, and invoke…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes the profound injustice of slavery, which denies dying mothers the sacred right to offer final blessings and guidance to their children.
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