Frederick Douglass: “Until then the federal arm had been more than tolerant to that relict…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

Until then the federal arm had been more than tolerant to that relict of barbarism.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass criticizes the federal government's previous leniency and tolerance towards slavery before the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Frederick Douglass: “Until then the federal arm had been more than tolerant to that relict of barbarism.”