On the record
He saw that the Negro had a right to be baptized, but he could not all at once see that he had a primary and paramount right to himself.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “He saw that the Negro had a right to be baptized, but he could not all at once see that he had a primary and paramount…”
Editor's note · Context
Here, Douglass points out the limited understanding of rights that some had regarding the Negro's autonomy and self-ownership.
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