On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
A person of some consequence here in the north, sometimes designated father, is literally abolished in slave law and slave practice.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Douglass explains how the institution of slavery systematically denied enslaved people familial recognition and identity, particularly regarding paternity.
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