On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The back of his slave-woman will, in the judgment, be the swiftest witness against him.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The back of his slave-woman will, in the judgment, be the swiftest witness against him.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass declares that the physical abuse inflicted by a religious slaveholder will serve as undeniable evidence against him in a final judgment.
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