Frederick Douglass: “These holidays served the purpose of keeping the minds of the slaves…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

These holidays served the purpose of keeping the minds of the slaves occupied with prospective pleasure within the limits of slavery.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass explains how slave holidays were strategically used to manage the aspirations and thoughts of enslaved people.

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