On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Only a few years of non-tillage would be needed to give the sunny and fruitful South to the bats and owls of a desolate wilderness.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Only a few years of non-tillage would be needed to give the sunny and fruitful South to the bats and owls of a desolate…”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass emphasizes the constant human effort required to cultivate the fertile but wild lands of the American South.
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