On the record
When the galling chain dropped from the limbs of the slave the mantle of shame dropped from the brows of their masters.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “When the galling chain dropped from the limbs of the slave the mantle of shame dropped from the brows of their masters.”
Editor's note · Context
This powerful statement illustrates the dual liberation experienced by both slaves and their masters upon emancipation.
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