On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
More than to reason or religion are we indebted to the influence which this wonderful delineation of American chattel slavery produced on the public mind.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “More than to reason or religion are we indebted to the influence which this wonderful delineation of American chattel…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass asserts the profound impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe's depiction of slavery on public opinion, surpassing that of reason or religion.
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