On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
I want the slaveholder surrounded, as by a wall of anti-slavery fire, so that he may see the condemnation of himself and his system glaring down in letters of light.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I want the slaveholder surrounded, as by a wall of anti-slavery fire, so that he may see the condemnation of himself and…”
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Douglass expresses his desire to create overwhelming moral pressure against slaveholders and their system.
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