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He cant go to heaven with our blood in his skirts,” is a settled point in the creed of every slave; rising superior to all teaching to the contrary, and standing forever as a fixed fact.
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Frederick Douglass
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This quote expresses the belief among slaves that a slaveholder cannot attain salvation while holding others in bondage.
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