On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The bond-woman lives as a slave, and is left to die as a beast; often with fewer attentions than are paid to a favorite horse.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The bond-woman lives as a slave, and is left to die as a beast; often with fewer attentions than are paid to a favorite…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass powerfully condemns the dehumanizing conditions of slavery, which strip enslaved women of their dignity in life and even in death.
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