On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The slaveholder, as well as the slave, is the victim of the slave system.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The slaveholder, as well as the slave, is the victim of the slave system.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass analyzes how the institution of slavery corrupts both the enslaved and the enslaver.
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