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For instance, the slaveholders not only like to see the slave drink of his own accord, but will adopt various plans to make him drunk.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “For instance, the slaveholders not only like to see the slave drink of his own accord, but will adopt various plans to…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass reveals that slaveholders actively encourage drunkenness among slaves to maintain control.
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