On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
But it is in harmony with the grand aim of slavery, which, always and everywhere, is to reduce man to a level with the brute.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass explains that the separation of families aligns with slavery's ultimate goal of dehumanizing enslaved people.
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