On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
The slaveholders have been known to send in spies among their slaves, to ascertain their views and feelings in regard to their condition.
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Frederick Douglass
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Douglass describes the practice of slaveholders using spies to monitor the opinions and feelings of enslaved people regarding their circumstances.
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