On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Nature made us friends, but slavery had made us enemies.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Nature made us friends, but slavery had made us enemies.”
Editor's note · Context
Reflecting on his relationship with his mistress, Douglass describes how the institution of slavery transformed their natural human connection into antagonism.
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