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It was a plain recognition of his manhood, and was calculated to set men to thinking that the Negro might have some other important rights, no less than the religious right to baptism.
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Frederick Douglass
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Douglass argues for the recognition of the Negro's manhood and rights beyond just religious rights, advocating for broader human rights.
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