On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
And yet I am bound to say that they fall short of indicating the horrible cruelties constantly practiced in the slave states.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “And yet I am bound to say that they fall short of indicating the horrible cruelties constantly practiced in the slave…”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass asserts that the legal cruelties of slavery are surpassed by the daily atrocities committed.
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