Frederick Douglass: “We felt, and very properly too, that we had almost as well be slaves…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1845

We felt, and very properly too, that we had almost as well be slaves to man as to rum.

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Frederick Douglass

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From his autobiography, Douglass reflects on the destructive nature of the forced holiday revelry and its comparison to slavery itself.

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Frederick Douglass: “We felt, and very properly too, that we had almost as well be slaves to man as to rum.”