On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
I found, in Baltimore, that no man was more odious to the white, as well as to the colored people, than he, who had the reputation of starving his slaves.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I found, in Baltimore, that no man was more odious to the white, as well as to the colored people, than he, who had the…”
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Recounting his time in Baltimore, Douglass notes the strong social disapproval faced by slaveholders known for starving their slaves.
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