On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
I saw Jim ironed, in the cart, to be carried to Easton for sale—pinioned like a yearling for the slaughter.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I saw Jim ironed, in the cart, to be carried to Easton for sale—pinioned like a yearling for the slaughter.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes witnessing the brutal sale of a fellow literate slave, highlighting the dehumanizing nature of the slave trade.
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