On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The history of that election reveals, with great clearness, the extent to which slavery has shot its leprous distillment through the life-blood of the nation.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The history of that election reveals, with great clearness, the extent to which slavery has shot its leprous distillment…”
Editor's note · Context
Reflecting on a past election, Douglass uses a vivid metaphor to describe how deeply and destructively slavery had permeated the very essence of the nation.
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