On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
In law, the slave has no wife, no children, no country, and no home.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “In law, the slave has no wife, no children, no country, and no home.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass powerfully describes the legal non-existence of an enslaved person's family, nationality, and personal life under the institution of slavery.
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