On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
We regarded this time as our own by the grace of our masters, and we therefore used it or abused it as we pleased.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “We regarded this time as our own by the grace of our masters, and we therefore used it or abused it as we pleased.”
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In his autobiography, Douglass describes how enslaved people perceived and utilized the brief holiday period granted by their masters.
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