And Frederick Douglass’ words are still 100% true given that enslavement is still lawful in the US as punishment for a crime. Prison is slavery, and the US loves its prisons with disgusting abandon.
"Fellow-citizens! I will not enlarge further on your national inconsistencies. The existence of slavery in this country brands your republicanism as a sham, your humanity as a base pretence, and your Christianity as a lie. It destroys your moral power abroad; it corrupts your politicians at home."
