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We raise de wheat, Dey gib us de corn; We bake de bread, Dey gib us de cruss; We sif de meal, Dey gib us de huss; We peal de meat, Dey gib us de skin, And dat’s de way Dey takes us in.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “We raise de wheat, Dey gib us de corn; We bake de bread, Dey gib us de cruss; We sif de meal, Dey gib us de huss; We…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass uses this verse to illustrate the exploitation and mockery faced by enslaved people.
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