On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
When a slave is drunk, the slaveholder has no fear that he will plan an insurrection; no fear that he will escape to the north.
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Frederick Douglass
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Douglass explains the strategic purpose behind slaveholders encouraging drunkenness during holidays.
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