On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
He leaves the man of the bible, and takes refuge with the man of the tomahawk.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “He leaves the man of the bible, and takes refuge with the man of the tomahawk.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass uses a stark metaphor to illustrate the desperate choices enslaved people make to escape their "Christian" masters.
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