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Open declarations about the underground railroad help masters more than slaves
Drawn from what Frederick Douglass said
What Frederick Douglass actually said
- Frederick Douglass American abolitionist and writer (about 1817 to 1895)
They do nothing towards enlightening the slave, whilst they do much towards enlightening the master. They stimulate him to greater watchfulness, and enhance his power to capture his slave.
Where this was said
↗Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (1845)gutenberg.org
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