On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Our destiny was to be fixed for life, and we had no more voice in the decision of the question than the oxen and cows that stood chewing at the hay-mow.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Our destiny was to be fixed for life, and we had no more voice in the decision of the question than the oxen and cows…”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass reflects on the powerlessness of enslaved people during the division of an estate, where their fates were decided without their input.
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