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Frederick Douglass: “He must make no reply, no explanation; the judgment of the master must be deemed infallible, for his power is absolute…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
He must make no reply, no explanation; the judgment of the master must be deemed infallible, for his power is absolute and irresponsible.
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Frederick Douglass

Editor's note · Context

From his autobiography, Douglass describes the absolute and unquestionable authority of slave masters, which rendered enslaved people powerless to defend themselves.

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