On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The more open, flagrant, and impudent the slave power, the more firmly it was confronted by the rising anti-slavery spirit of the North.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The more open, flagrant, and impudent the slave power, the more firmly it was confronted by the rising anti-slavery…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass observes the direct correlation between the increasing assertiveness of the slave power and the strengthening resolve of the anti-slavery movement in the North.
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