On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
If he is clothed, it is with a view to the increase of his value as property.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “If he is clothed, it is with a view to the increase of his value as property.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass explains that clothing for enslaved people was provided solely to maintain their economic value as chattel.
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