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Frederick Douglass: “The slaveholders always did look at things a little differently from the slaves, and we therefore insist that, in order…”

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The slaveholders always did look at things a little differently from the slaves, and we therefore insist that, in order that the whole truth shall be brought out, the laborer as well as the capitalist shall be called as witnesses before the Senate Committee of Labor and Education.
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Frederick Douglass

Editor's note · Context

He emphasizes the importance of including both laborers and capitalists in discussions about labor issues.

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