Frederick Douglass: “Is there not room to suspect, that, as the gold watch was presented to…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

Is there not room to suspect, that, as the gold watch was presented to atone for the whipping, a purse of gold was given him by the same hand, with which to effect his purchase, as an atonement for the indignity involved in selling his own flesh and blood.

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Frederick Douglass

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Editor's note · Context

Reflecting on a slaveholder's actions, Douglass speculates about the hidden motivations behind the sale and subsequent self-purchase of his own son, who was enslaved.

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Frederick Douglass: “Is there not room to suspect, that, as the gold watch was presented to atone for the whipping, a purse of gold was given…”

Editor's note · Context