On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
That plantation is a little nation of its own, having its own language, its own rules, regulations and customs.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “That plantation is a little nation of its own, having its own language, its own rules, regulations and customs.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes the isolated and self-governing nature of Colonel Lloyd's plantation, likening it to a separate nation.
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