On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
I have long felt that too little attention has been given by our truest friends in this country to removing this stumbling block out of the way of the slave’s liberation.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I have long felt that too little attention has been given by our truest friends in this country to removing this…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass expresses his long-held concern that abolitionist efforts have not adequately addressed the issue of the perceived low status of free Black people, which hinders the cause of liberation.
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