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Frederick Douglass Dissed in Two Dimensions

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Michael David Cobb Bowen
Jul 06, 2020
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You may have heard by now that a statue of Frederick Douglass has been ripped up and thrown in a ditch by some unknown knaves. I didn't bother, having been preoccupied with other matters, writing up my essay anticipating the misappropriation of Douglass' words on Independence Day. Like every other thoughtful black American, I have been informed about th…

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