Frederick Douglass: “Do you dare to contradict me, you rascal?” was a final silencer of…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

Do you dare to contradict me, you rascal?” was a final silencer of counter-statements from the lips of a slave.

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Frederick Douglass

Source

From his autobiography, Douglass illustrates the common, intimidating language used by slaveholders to silence enslaved people.

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Frederick Douglass: “Do you dare to contradict me, you rascal?” was a final silencer of counter-statements from the lips of a slave.”