On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Our destiny was now to be fixed for life, and we had no more voice in the decision of the question, than the oxen and cows that stood chewing at the haymow.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Our destiny was now to be fixed for life, and we had no more voice in the decision of the question, than the oxen and…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes the utter powerlessness of enslaved individuals whose fates were decided by others, likening their lack of agency to that of farm animals.
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