On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The usual pretext for killing a slave is, that the slave has offered resistance.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The usual pretext for killing a slave is, that the slave has offered resistance.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass exposes the common excuse used by slaveholders to justify the murder of enslaved individuals.
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