Frederick Douglass: “All the feelings, all the susceptibilities, all the capacities, which…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

All the feelings, all the susceptibilities, all the capacities, which you have, he has.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass asserts the fundamental equality of enslaved people with all others, highlighting their shared human experiences and potential.

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