On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Slaveholders may, sometimes, have confidence in the piety of some of their slaves; but the slaves seldom have confidence in the piety of their masters.
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Frederick Douglass
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From his autobiography, Douglass reflects on the hypocrisy of slaveholder piety as perceived by enslaved people.
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