On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Among a mass of nonsense and wild frolic, once in a while a sharp hit is given to the meanness of slaveholders.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgAmong a mass of nonsense and wild frolic, once in a while a sharp hit is given to the meanness of slaveholders.
Douglass notes that even during holiday festivities, enslaved people would subtly express their resistance and critique of slaveholders through their songs.
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