On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
It is necessary to darken his moral and mental vision, and, as far as possible, to annihilate the power of reason.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It is necessary to darken his moral and mental vision, and, as far as possible, to annihilate the power of reason.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass describes the deliberate intellectual and moral suppression required to keep a person enslaved.
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