Frederick Douglass: “I contend that his whole history in bondage and out of bondage…”

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I contend that his whole history in bondage and out of bondage contradicts and gives the lie to the allegation.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass claims that the history of Black people both in slavery and freedom disproves the accusations made against them.

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Frederick Douglass: “I contend that his whole history in bondage and out of bondage contradicts and gives the lie to the allegation.”