On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The will and the wishes of the master are the law of the slave.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The will and the wishes of the master are the law of the slave.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass describes the absolute power masters held over enslaved people.
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