On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
It would seem that the men who enacted that law, had not only banished from their minds all sense of justice, but all sense of shame.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It would seem that the men who enacted that law, had not only banished from their minds all sense of justice, but all…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass condemns the Illinois lawmakers for their lack of justice and shame in enacting discriminatory legislation.
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