Frederick Douglass: “When the galling chain dropped from the limbs of the slave the mantle…”

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When the galling chain dropped from the limbs of the slave the mantle of shame dropped from the brows of their masters.

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Frederick Douglass

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This powerful statement illustrates the dual liberation experienced by both slaves and their masters upon emancipation.

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Frederick Douglass: “When the galling chain dropped from the limbs of the slave the mantle of shame dropped from the brows of their masters.”