Frederick Douglass: “But for these, the rigors of bondage would become too severe for…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

But for these, the rigors of bondage would become too severe for endurance, and the slave would be forced up to dangerous desperation.

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Frederick Douglass

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In his autobiography, Douglass explains that without periodic breaks, the harshness of slavery would drive enslaved people to desperate acts.

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Frederick Douglass: “But for these, the rigors of bondage would become too severe for endurance, and the slave would be forced up to…”