Frederick Douglass: “It reveals slavery in its true color, and in its maturity of repulsive…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

It reveals slavery in its true color, and in its maturity of repulsive hatefulness.

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Frederick Douglass

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From his autobiography, Douglass reflects on a brutal whipping he witnessed, describing how the incident exposed the inherent cruelty of slavery.

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Frederick Douglass: “It reveals slavery in its true color, and in its maturity of repulsive hatefulness.”