Frederick Douglass: “The pigs in the pen had leaves, and the horses in the stable had…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

The pigs in the pen had leaves, and the horses in the stable had straw, but the children had no beds.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass starkly contrasts the basic provisions given to farm animals with the complete lack of comfort and care afforded to enslaved children.

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Frederick Douglass: “The pigs in the pen had leaves, and the horses in the stable had straw, but the children had no beds.”